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National

These moms are risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth

The government wants to ban care nationwide, and hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.

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Transgender Health

'They better take away duct tape': Trans men say they'll keep binding despite FDA crackdown

Chest binders are a common first step to explore gender identity. Restricting them could push people back to unsafe DIY methods.

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Health

Health insurance costs are up. Women and LGBTQ+ people are paying the price

After the expiration of ACA subsidies, soaring health care costs have forced some to dip into savings, take on second jobs or go without coverage.

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Health

There’s a testosterone crisis, the FDA says — for cisgender men

The government disapproves of the hormone for transgender people but is enthusiastic about what it could do for cisgender men.

HIV and AIDS Activists hold coffin delivery to protest PEPFAR cuts at State Department building in Washington, D.C., April 17, 2025
Health

America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels

Health experts are alarmed as Republicans degrade the country’s pivotal HIV programs — and break promises made during Trump’s first term.

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Politics

Detransition is rare, but it’s driving anti-trans policy anyway

Political rhetoric doesn’t capture the complexity of detransitioning — or what taking away health care means.

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Transgender

How anti-trans policies are disrupting efforts to prevent genital mutilation

The bipartisan movement against female genital mutilation and cutting is being co-opted by anti-trans activists, hindering urgent laws from being passed.

A person holding a sign at a gathering for Transgender Day of Visibility in New York City in 2025
Health

More Americans see a future where gender-affirming care will be harder to access

A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows that the share of people who think gender-affirming care will get less accessible jumped to 38% from 20% in 2024.

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