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Coauthor of gender-affirming care reviews says they've been misused to justify bans

There is "quite good evidence" that people have benefited from the care, says scientist Gordon Guyatt.

Trans darts champion laments ban against trans women as 'loss for the trans community'

Noa-Lynn van Leuven said the World Darts Federation's new gender eligibility policy "does affect me personally."

Florida officials claim SCOTUS ruling allows them to deny trans adults health care

Did the Skrmetti ruling give states carte blanche to discriminate against all transgender people?

9 trans rights activists arrested in front of Supreme Court while protesting Skrmetti ruling

Nine activists were arrested outside the Supreme Court and detained for two hours, according to organizers.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor slams gender-affirming care ruling as 'state-sanctioned discrimination'

Sotomayor said the ruling will invite "untold harm to transgender children and the parents and families who love them."

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.

Medicare, Medicaid agency demands info on gender-affirming care for trans youth

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services falsely claims such care is not evidence-based.

Transgender teens sue Kansas over 'harmful' gender-affirming care ban

Kansas' gender-affirming care ban "impermissibly infringes" on parents' "fundamental right to the care, custody, and control of their children," a new lawsuit asserts.

Gov. Kemp signs bill banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates

The state's abysmal treatment of incarcerated trans people was the subject of a scathing Department of Justice report last year that was withdrawn last month by the Trump administration.

WV Gov. Morrisey signs bill closing gender-affirming care 'loophole'

The new law also redefines sex, threatens doctors with the loss of their medical licenses, and allows minors to sue in court.

White House anti-gender-affirming care post is full of lies

A new post on the White House website calls this care "chemical and surgical mutilation" and "immoral, unjust, and disproven practices." None of that is true.

Hormones and surgery improve transgender men's quality of life: study

A new study proves gender-affirming care directly improves quality of life among transgender men.

Ohio appeals court strikes down ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth

The ban interferes with parental rights, according to a state-level court.

Study: Gender-affirming hormone therapy improves mental health

The report indicates this continues over the long term.

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.

Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly once again vetoes gender-affirming care ban for minors

Senate Bill 63 sought to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria while allowing the same treatments to continue for cisgender minors with other conditions.

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.

Why do inmates have access to gender-affirming care? Those Trump ads you keep seeing debunked

Republicans have spent $65 million on attack ads that target 0.6 percent of the population. Here's all the context they're missing.

Melania Trump attacks trans athletes in memoir as 'deepening the divisions in our society'

The former first lady singled out transgender athletes in her new book, Melania: A Memoir.

Vivian Wilson calls Elon Musk an 'uncaring and narcissistic' father, citing 'cruel' homophobia

Vivian Wilson said that before her transition, her father would often berate her as a young child for acting femininely.