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House GOP advances Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transphobic bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth

“This is just another attempt by extremist Republican politicians to further their anti-transgender agenda,” U.S. Rep. Mark Takano said.

American Medical Association Strengthens Support for Gender-Affirming Care

At a time when access is under attack, the American Medical Association has committed to opposing criminal and legal penalties for those who provide or receive the care.

Florida Subpoenas Medical Associations Over Trans Youth Care

It comes as the state's GOP-controlled legislature has passed a number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session.

Transgender Teens Suffer High Rates of Depression, New Study Shows

A new study shows transgender teens suffer at disproportionately higher rates than their cis counterparts, but hormone therapy helps.

FTC hosts anti-trans workshop LGBTQ+ advocates call ‘government-sponsored disinformation’

“[Transgender lives have] been made a political and ideological issue,” Dr. Rachel Levine told The Advocate.

S.C. Lawmaker Tries to Block Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry says bills like these can be dangerous for kids' mental health.

Trump HHS posts ‘so-called report’ pushing conversion therapy for trans kids

Experts tell The Advocate that the document can't be taken seriously and is riddled in misinformation.

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Republican anti-Obamacare "healthcare freedom" amendment in Ohio may help overturn trans ban

In a new lawsuit filed by the ACLU, attorneys argue that a constitutional amendment promoted by Republicans in 2011 against the Affordable Care Act may actually overturn a trans health care ban.

Trump DOJ demands private medical information of transgender patients

Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading the government intrusion into patients' privacy.

AG Bondi: Prosecute gender-affirming care for minors the same as female genital mutilation

Bondi also targets pharmaceutical providers for what she describes as misleading or off-label use of their drugs and hormones.

RFK Jr. attacks gender-affirming care for minors while admitting he has brain worms. Really.

In a very real development, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is attacking transgender youth’s access to health care while admitting that a parasite has eaten part of his brain.

Kamala Harris discusses trans athletes & why she wouldn’t ‘turn on transgender people’

“This is a community with which I have a deep connection,” the former vice president writes in her new memoir, 107 Days.

Trump's DOJ subpoenas doctors and medical clinics that care for transgender youth

The Justice Department said that its investigations center on allegations of health care fraud and false statements related to gender-affirming medical care.

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House budget cuts could devastate LGBTQ+ people's health care: What you need to know

It would have terrible consequences for transgender Americans, impoverished LGBTQ+ people, and those living with HIV.

Families and Doctors Sue Over Trans Health Care Ban in Alabama

A new law would deprive trans youth of lifesaving care -- and it's unconstitutional, two lawsuits say.

Feds Step in to Support Virginia Trans Teen

Gavin Grimm just wants to do what every other boy does, and what he was doing, until his school board stopped him: use the bathroom matching his gender identity.

Federal appeals court endorses Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors

It’s the latest attack on trans rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Skrmetti ruling.

Gender-affirming care ban leaves Trump with ‘blood on his hands,’ group says, joining others in outrage

“Only eight days into his second term, President Donald Trump has blood on his hands,” executive director of Advocates for Trans Equality Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen said earlier this week.

CNN takes 'giant leap forward' by featuring transgender contributors on popular news shows, GLAAD says

The network had several transgender people on to talk about access to gender-affirming care.

Tucker Carlson Says Hospitals Should Expect Threats Over Trans Care

The Fox News entertainer says that those who provide gender-affirming care should expect threats, and an Ohio hospital is the latest to experience just that.