Here are all of Trump's executive orders that have targeted transgender people — so far
He's going after diversity programs, transgender students, and more with executive orders that will most definitely be contested in court.
February 2, 2025
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hormone therapies
Backlash to transgender health care isn’t new − but faulty science used to justify it has changed over time
As in the 1930s, opposition to trans medicine today is part of a broad reactionary movement against what some far-right groups consider the “toxic normalization” of LGBTQ people.
February 4, 2024
Chelsea Manning Sues Federal Government for Hormone Therapy
'I do not believe I'll be able to survive another year or two ... without treatment,' says the trans military whistleblower, in the wake of the military's continued delays in providing transition-related medical care.
September 24, 2014
Study: Gender-affirming hormone therapy improves mental health
The report indicates this continues over the long term.
March 18, 2025
Judge Orders State to Resume Hormone Therapy for Trans Prisoner
A transgender woman receives a favorable ruling in her Eighth Amendment lawsuit.
May 5, 2014
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
Study: Hormone Therapy Connected to Lower Suicide Risk in Trans Youth
The research was conducted by the Trevor Project and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Adolescent Health.
December 14, 2021
Texas Updates Trans Prisoner Policies
Transgender prisoners who started hormone therapy before going to prison can now go through a process to start hormone therapy.
February 8, 2016
Georgia Can Enforce Ban on Hormone Therapy for Trans Minors, for Now
An anti-trans ruling in Alabama paved the way for the Georgia setback.
September 6, 2023
DOJ: Denying Trans Inmates Hormones Is Unconstitutional
The Department of Justice has intervened on Georgia trans woman Ashley Diamond's behalf, declaring state prison's continued denial of her hormone therapy a violation of her Eighth Amendment rights.
April 8, 2015
Judge orders Idaho to provide hormone therapy to self-castrated transgender inmate
An inmate who castrated herself with a disposable razor blade after prison officials refused to treat her for gender identity disorder should have female hormone therapy paid for by the state, a federal judge said.
August 1, 2007
MrBeast's Kris Tyson dunks on transphobes while celebrating one year on hormone therapy
Even in celebrating her milestone, Tyson wasn't free from bigots online making fun of her. Luckily, she always has the perfect response.
January 14, 2024
Minnesota Mother Sues Daughter for Transitioning
The teenager is legally emancipated but her mother is furious that she received hormone therapy.
November 18, 2016
Iowa bans Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for adults
The law prevents Medicaid from paying for hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for trans people, but not for cis people.
June 12, 2025
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.
April 13, 2020
Ill. Trans Woman Alleges Medical Discrimination, Files Lawsuit
A transgender woman alleges that an Illinois doctor wouldn't treat her after learning about her desire to pursue hormone replacement therapy.
April 16, 2014
Chelsea Manning Gets Good News From Military
Nearly a year after her lawyer put in a request to begin hormone replacement therapy, it appears that the Department of Defense has agreed to treat Chelsea Manning.
July 18, 2014
BREAKING: Pentagon's waiver for transgender troops forces them to deny their identities, court filing shows
The policy explicitly bans transgender service members from receiving gender-affirming medical care, including hormone therapy and gender-confirmation surgeries.
March 5, 2025
This long-term HIV survivor says testosterone therapy 'saved my life.'
Nelson Vergel's been on a lifelong mission to educate people about hormone therapy since it helped him survive the AIDS crisis in the early 1990s.
January 8, 2025
Manning's Attorney Accuses Pentagon of 'Strategic Leak'
An Associated Press report cites anonymous Pentagon officials who claim that the WikiLeaks source has been cleared for transfer, and will receive hormone therapy.
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May 14, 2014
Fired Trans Starbucks Manager Denies Role In 'Pig' Label Scandal
Now Lola Rose has lost her health benefits and been stuck with a hormone therapy bill, while being made a martyr in a national news story.
December 10, 2019