Trump DOJ demands private medical information of transgender patients
Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading the government intrusion into patients' privacy.
August 21, 2025
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u.s. v. skrmetti
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.
August 12, 2025
Citing Skrmetti, appeals court rejects challenge to Oklahoma ban on gender-affirming care for youth
The Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti is having repercussions.
August 7, 2025
Anti-LGBTQ+ Catholic leader confirmed as ambassador to Vatican
Brian Burch, cofounder of CatholicVote, criticized Pope Francis's decision to bless same-sex couples.
August 6, 2025
Senator admits 'mistake' in confirming Missouri judge who compared marriage equality to bestiality
Joshua Divine has a long history of arguing against LGBTQ rights. Now, he has a lifetime appointment to the bench.
July 29, 2025
Transgender attorney who argued before Supreme Court explains why it was ‘my nightmare’
The film, Heightened Scrutiny, follows Chase Strangio as he prepares to argue in favor of gender-affirming care access for trans youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti at the high court, and captures the quiet radicalism of showing up.
July 18, 2025
Judge won't lift her block on Trump admin's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy
The Justice Department had asked U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick to lift her injunction in light of the Supreme Court's ruling allowing states to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
July 11, 2025
Supreme Court orders judges to reconsider protections for transgender people in four states
The decision will impact LGBTQ+ populations in Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
July 1, 2025
SCOTUS trans care ruling opens harmful loophole to take access from all trans people, says Leah Litman
Former Supreme Court clerk and co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, Leah Litman, told The Advocate that bans on trans youth’s medical care are only the beginning after the Skrmetti ruling.
June 25, 2025
JD Vance becomes the most blocked account on Bluesky after anti-trans post
JD Vance has been blocked by 11 times more Bluesky accounts than those that follow him.
June 20, 2025
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.
June 20, 2025
5 takeaways from the Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care
It's a terrible ruling but could be worse. And it's not the end.
June 18, 2025
Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for trans kids sparks nationwide outrage
The Supreme Court dealt trans kids and their families a "devastating blow” by upholding states’ rights to ban gender-affirming care, advocates say.
June 18, 2025
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."
June 18, 2025
Supreme Court to rule on two cases that could reshape access to health care for LGBTQ+ people
The justices are expected to issue rulings on the most controversial cases of the term imminently.
June 11, 2025
Under Trump, U.S. government now supports Tennessee law against gender-affirming care
The law is the subject of a challenge in a case heard at the Supreme Court in December.
February 7, 2025
'Heightened Scrutiny' is a somber reminder of why we fight for trans rights
The documentary, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, follows Chase Strangio preparing to become the first out trans lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court.
February 6, 2025
Only 0.1 percent of youth receive gender-affirming meds: study
The study comes at a time when opponents of this care have often exaggerated how common it is.
January 6, 2025
These parents of transgender kids have a lot to say about the Supreme Court case on gender-affirming care
“Access to lifesaving medical care makes all the difference in the world,” the dad of a transgender daughter told The Advocate.
December 10, 2024
Nancy Mace calls trans people a slur after sit-ins in Capitol bathrooms
The congresswoman appeared to be taken by surprise by the protest and was seen wandering the halls of the Senate, a different building than the protestors, holding a bullhorn.
December 6, 2024
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.”
December 6, 2024