Hormone Therapy Helps Mental Health of Trans Youth: Study
So far this year, more than 30 bills have been introduced at the state level to ban or restrict gender-affirming care for young people.
January 23, 2023
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How can you support transgender and nonbinary youth right now? The Trevor Project has some tips
These supportive actions can decrease the risk of suicide, notes a new research brief from the crisis intervention group.
November 15, 2024
How the Juvenile Justice System Is Failing LGBTQ Youth
The failure puts these incarcerated young people at risk and is bad for society as a whole, writes Sean Cahill of Fenway Health.
October 29, 2018
Trump's latest order will devastate innocent trans youth and their families
Trans children only want to be their authentic selves, and this action will have severe repercussions, John Casey writes.
January 29, 2025
Op-ed: Let's Take the Terror Out of Transitioning in School
Schools shouldn't be afraid to look for help when it comes to accommodating trans students. LGBT advocacy and rights groups are here to help, writes HRC's Ellen Kahn.
August 3, 2015
Utah Gov. Signs Bill Banning Most Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation into law on Saturday.
January 30, 2023
Trevor Project Releases Guide to Being a Trans & Nonbinary Youth Ally
A new handbook outlines the basics of gender identity and expression.
March 31, 2020
Kyler Prescott's Mom Pushes for Resources That Could Have Saved Her Son
A family friend who helped the Prescotts through their darkest hour with the death of 14-year-old Kyler has started a new family advocacy organization.
July 3, 2015
Navigating the media minefield: supporting gender expansive youth with confidence
In the face of widespread misinformation and media bias, the need to shine a light on the overwhelmingly positive experiences of gender-expansive youth and adults is more needed than ever.
February 26, 2024
New Trump Medicaid directive attacks trans people's access to gender-affirming care
A new federal letter gives Republican-led states another road map to cut off gender-affirming care for minors.
April 11, 2025
Alabama Senate Votes to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
The measure will now be considered in the state House, over the outrage of transgender rights advocates.
March 2, 2021
Nebraska GOP Governor Signs Restrictions on Abortion and Trans Care
Lawmakers overcame a filibuster to pass the measure. Civil rights activists are outraged and may sue.
May 23, 2023
South Dakota Advances Bill Criminalizing Transition Care for Minors
Doctors could get a year in jail under the bill, approved by the state House and now going to the Senate.
January 30, 2020
Daniel Radcliffe Responds to J.K. Rowling's Transphobic Tweets
The Harry Potter star penned an emotional reply to the author's divisive views on gender identity.
June 8, 2020
For Families in the South Struggling to Find Gender-Affirming Care, Small Grants Make a Huge Difference
Across the South, families of transgender youth who want to find gender-affirming care for their children are wading through a morass of pending legal cases and being turned away at pharmacies without crucial information on what their rights are.
December 3, 2023
Thank You, Jazz Jennings, for Changing America
This Nebraska mom of a trans teen says we owe reality show star Jazz Jennings a huge debt of gratitude.
July 13, 2016
'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' Is Biased Junk Science
A frighteningly biased piece on trans youth was published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, says Brynn Tannehill, who breaks down why it's so wrong.
February 20, 2018
Dads of Trans Kids Make Us Proud in New Video
"This is a family transition," says Wayne Maines in the new video from the Human Rights Campaign. "And that's what it needs to be."
July 21, 2016
South Dakota Advances Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
The South Dakota House passed the bill and sent it to the Senate, but not before the House's only out member, Kameron Nelson, spoke passionately against it.
February 3, 2023
Cory Booker: I Have a Nonbinary 'Niephew'
Booker says his "'niephew,' which is a combination of niece and nephew," has helped him understand issues facing trans and nonbinary youth.
August 21, 2019
Op-ed: We Need to Protect Our Trans Children
In the wake of trans teen Leelah Alcorn's suicide, a trans advocate calls for adults to actively show trans youth they are accepted at home and beyond.
January 1, 2015