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Judge blocks Missouri AG from accessing medical records of transgender minors

Judge Joseph Whyte wrote that Missouri consumer protections do not require “blind obedience to the attorney general’s civil investigative demands."

Missouri Attorney General can obtain information on Planned Parenthood's trans health care, court rules

Ruling in Bailey’s favor, Stelzer said the AG’s office has “broad investigative powers” and that Bailey has the right to obtain any documents that aren’t protected by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Transgender Youth Face Hurdles Getting Gender-Affirming Care Even When It's Legal

Legal battles and provider concerns can complicate access to gender-affirming care.

California Adopts Groundbreaking All-Gender Restroom Access Law

Beginning in March, all single-occupancy public restrooms in the state must be open to all genders. California is the first state with such a law.

UNC Has No Idea How to Enforce Bathroom Laws

The university announced it will abide by the state's anti-LGBT law, requiring trans students to use bathrooms that don't match their gender identity. But how will that policy be enforced? 

As Transgender ‘Refugees’ Flock to New Mexico, Waitlists Grow

Thanks to New Mexico's gender-affirming care protections, many trans Americans are seeking health care in its hospitals and clinics. But health care facilities say it's been overwhelming.

Washington judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care ban, says it's unconstitutional in multiple ways

“Because the sex-based distinctions drawn by the Executive Order are not substantially related to achieving the Order’s purpose, the Order does not survive constitutional scrutiny,” the judge wrote.

Missouri attorney general is investigating providers of gender-affirming care to youth

One advocate said the investigation has created a “hostile environment” for the local trans and healthcare communities.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital Gender-Affirming Care Department Passes Internal Review

Allegations made by a former employee whose dubious claims were previously disputed by patients and families have been found to be unsubstantiated.

WATCH: Out Trans Students Celebrate Graduation at Catholic Schools

This graduation season, two schools took steps towards making Catholic education more inclusive of transgender students.

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The Colleges New to Campus Pride 'Best of the Best' List

Here's which institutions of higher education got the "most improved" award.

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

How bathroom bans on federal property would impact trans Americans

A proposed bill in Congress would ban trans people from bathrooms in museums, national parks and other federal property. How would it be enforced, and what are the consequences?

Washington University Transgender Center Stops Prescribing Medications to Minor Patients

A new Missouri law allows current patients to continue receiving care, but a provision of that statute makes prescribing those medications “untenable.”

Mom’s Interview With Anti-Trans Media Draws Criticism After Teen Responds

The nonbinary teen claims their mother’s story was false and that the reporter who wrote it acted unprofessionally.

Nancy Pelosi Endorses Open Trans Military Service

This week House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi became one of the first politicians to officially come out in support of trans people serving openly in the U.S. military.

Rep. Sarah McBride denounces Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on transgender people

The first trans member of Congress is speaking out against the president’s attempt to erase Americans.

Organizers confirm pulling WorldPride events from ‘inhospitable’ Kennedy Center — not canceled by it

“We saw the writing on the wall,” Capital Pride Alliance Executive Director Ryan Bos told The Advocate.

WATCH: Air Force Secretary Supports Open Trans Service

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James says it's time to review -- and rescind -- the military's ban on open service by transgender Americans.