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Transgender

Puberty Blockers Will be Limited to Clinical Trials, Says U.K. Health Service

LGBTQ+ activists in the U.K. are criticizing this restriction on care for transgender youth.

Texas

Texas expands lawsuits against doctors accused of providing gender-affirming care to youth

Ken Paxton is expanding two lawsuits against doctors in Texas after being forced to drop a third.

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Health

What is gender-affirming care, who uses it, and do they regret it?

Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.

Politics

South Carolina governor signs extreme gender-affirming care ban into law, effective immediately

Civil rights groups are denouncing the new law while offering resources to families affected. The law targets not only trans youth, but restricts all trans people from accessing public funds for care.

Election

JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

Activists gather at the Missouri State Capitol to demand equal rights for transgender humans and denounce anti trans legislation recently passed in the United States

News

Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors upheld by judge

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.

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News

Federal judge in Maryland blocks Trump's anti-transgender gender-affirming care order

Those who sued have "shown they will face irreparable harm" if the order is allowed to stand, a federal judge wrote.

Law

Texas Is Latest and Largest State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to this effect into law Friday.

News

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U.K. bans puberty blockers for trans youth indefinitely

Government officials said the medication poses an "unacceptable safety risk," but study often referenced by British officials about the treatment has come under criticism.

Texas doctor accused of providing gender-affirming care to youth committed 'no legal violations'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton haw quietly withdrawn the lawsuit against doctor accused of providing gender-affirming care.

Texas expands lawsuits against doctors accused of providing gender-affirming care to youth

Ken Paxton is expanding two lawsuits against doctors in Texas after being forced to drop a third.

Gender-Affirming Care Bans in Texas, Missouri Will Still Go Into Effect

Families, health care providers, and LGBTQ+ groups had sued to block the bans, but they'll be enforced while the lawsuits proceed.

Idaho Families Scramble to Stop Ban on Trans Health Care

They're seeking an injunction preventing the law — targeting children and youth — from going into effect, saying it will cause irreparable harm.

Ron DeSantis Lied About 'Mutilation' in Pushing Anti-Trans Law, Judge Says

Judge Robert Hinkle trashed the rationale behind Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.

N.Y. attorney general: stopping care for trans youth will violate state law

AG Letitia James's letter comes after a hospital in the state canceled appointments for young people planning to receive puberty blockers.

North Dakota Governor Signs Bill Making Gender-Affirming Care a Felony

Providers could face up to 10 years in prison.

Texas Supreme Court lets gender-affirming care ban remain in effect

The court reversed a lower court's decision blocking the ban while a lawsuit against it is heard.

Texas Hospital to Resume Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

A judge ordered Children's Medical Center Dallas to temporarily reopen its gender-affirming care program to new patients while a lawsuit is heard.

Texas Republican proposes ban on gender-affirming care for all trans people

The state already bans such care for minors, but Rep. Brent Money's bill targets adults as well.

South Carolina governor signs extreme gender-affirming care ban into law, effective immediately

Civil rights groups are denouncing the new law while offering resources to families affected. The law targets not only trans youth, but restricts all trans people from accessing public funds for care.

Judges Block Tennessee, Kentucky Bans on Transition Care for Minors

These aren't final decisions on the bans, but they can't be enforced while lawsuits against them are heard.

JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

Transgender 10-year-old worries about being murdered and other trans kids share their concerns on CNN

Violet DuMont says she fears that "I’m gonna be walking down the street and somebody’s gonna come up and, like, shoot me or something.”

Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors upheld by judge

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.

Federal judge in Maryland blocks Trump's anti-transgender gender-affirming care order

Those who sued have "shown they will face irreparable harm" if the order is allowed to stand, a federal judge wrote.

Texas Is Latest and Largest State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to this effect into law Friday.

What LGBTQ+ groups are saying before Supreme Court justices hear gender-affirming care case

The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, will have far-reaching implications for gender-affirming care and other issues of bodily autonomy.

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early-onset puberty

LGBTQ+ activists in the U.K. are criticizing this restriction on care for transgender youth.

Government officials said the medication poses an "unacceptable safety risk," but study often referenced by British officials about the treatment has come under criticism.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton haw quietly withdrawn the lawsuit against doctor accused of providing gender-affirming care.

Ken Paxton is expanding two lawsuits against doctors in Texas after being forced to drop a third.

Families, health care providers, and LGBTQ+ groups had sued to block the bans, but they'll be enforced while the lawsuits proceed.

They're seeking an injunction preventing the law — targeting children and youth — from going into effect, saying it will cause irreparable harm.

Judge Robert Hinkle trashed the rationale behind Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.

AG Letitia James's letter comes after a hospital in the state canceled appointments for young people planning to receive puberty blockers.

Providers could face up to 10 years in prison.

Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.

The court reversed a lower court's decision blocking the ban while a lawsuit against it is heard.

A judge ordered Children's Medical Center Dallas to temporarily reopen its gender-affirming care program to new patients while a lawsuit is heard.

The state already bans such care for minors, but Rep. Brent Money's bill targets adults as well.

Civil rights groups are denouncing the new law while offering resources to families affected. The law targets not only trans youth, but restricts all trans people from accessing public funds for care.

These aren't final decisions on the bans, but they can't be enforced while lawsuits against them are heard.

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

Violet DuMont says she fears that "I’m gonna be walking down the street and somebody’s gonna come up and, like, shoot me or something.”

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.

Those who sued have "shown they will face irreparable harm" if the order is allowed to stand, a federal judge wrote.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to this effect into law Friday.

The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, will have far-reaching implications for gender-affirming care and other issues of bodily autonomy.