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Meet the West Virginian Middle School Student Challenging a Trans Sports Ban in Federal Court

"We just want to be accepted, and she just wants to be a kid. It shouldn’t be that hard to be a kid,” the girl's mom said.

WATCH: Trans Girl Told She Must Attend School 'As a Boy'

The mother of a 13-year-old transgender girl has been told that her daughter will not be welcome to attend classes this fall as herself, and would only be allowed back if the teenager agrees to dress and act like a boy.

West Virginia can’t ban transgender athletes says federal court

Another court stands in the way of Republican attacks on transgender people.

Teen Sues Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Over Anti-Trans Law

"Playing sports makes me feel like I fit in, the thought of not being able to play next year scares me. I'm going to be lonely and sad if I can't play."

N.J. School Decides to Let Trans Girl Attend As Herself

After school officials reportedly told a 13-year-old trans girl that she could only attend school if she dressed and acted like a boy, several LGBT groups stepped in on her behalf.

WATCH: Man Arrested for Allegedly Stabbing Trans Teen

After a 15-year-old transgender girl was stabbed in the back on D.C. public transit, police have a suspect in custody, and plan to file hate crime charges.

Utah Families Sue Over Trans-Exclusionary Sports Law

The law, set to go into effect July 1, "violates multiple provisions of the Utah Constitution," the suit says.

WATCH: Trans Teen Jazz Is the New Face of Clean & Clear

The 14-year-old author, advocate, and TV star just added one more credit to her CV: She's the face of Clean & Clear's new 'See The Real Me' campaign.

Even Conn. Agency Worried by DCF's Handling of Trans Teen

Connecticut's Office of the Child Advocate took the Department of Children and Families to task after a months-long debacle involving a 16-year-old transgender girl.

Laverne Cox Distances Herself From Controversial Inmate

After releasing a video in which she read an inmate's letter from prison, Laverne Cox has distanced herself from the project after learning of the gruesome details of the prisoner's past.

Anti-LGBT Organization Again Takes Aim at Colo. Trans Student

One of the groups behind Proposition 8 and the ongoing efforts to repeal California's trans student law is again targeting a single trans student in Colorado.

WATCH: A Trans Girl's Inspiring 'Letter to the World'

Teen activist Jazz has a message for other youth about the pride, confidence, and strength that accompanies being transgender.

Mike Johnson Says His High School Friends Would Have Claimed to Be Trans to Spy on Girls

Johnson, now speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, made the comment on a Louisiana radio station in 2016.

N.Y.'s Trans Kids Speak Out About 'Torture' In School

The New York Civil Liberties Union says its new report exposes illegal treatment of transgender and gender-nonconforming students throughout the state.

Why the Trans Film 'Girl' Enrages People

Trans woman Jessie "Gender" Earl breaks down the controversy surrounding the Netflix film. 

Frontier Airlines Suspends Pilot Accused of Threatening Trans Girl

The pilot was allegedly part of the Facebook group of adults who threatened to harm a trans girl for using the women's bathroom at school. 

Trans Student Aims to Play High School Softball

Pat Cordova-Goff never thought she'd have the chance to play sports after coming out as transgender. A recently implemented California law has given her hope.

Texas Families and Medical Providers Sue Over Trans Youth Medical Care Ban

The ban is supposed to go into effect on September 1.

Moms for Liberty joins in suing Biden administration over Title IX protections for trans students

The extremist group joined one of the country’s most extreme attorneys general in suing the Biden-Harris administration over it’s protection of trans and nonbinary kids in school.

Officials Rule Leelah Alcorn's Death a 'Suicide'

An Ohio State Patrol report reveals the transgender teen's final communications with family and friends before her death.

WATCH: O'Reilly Says Inclusive Locker Rooms = Hooters

The Fox News anchor declared that the only difference between transgender students using the locker room that corresponds with their identity and minors at a Hooters is that the restaurant 'has chicken wings.'