Truthout
LGBTQ Rights
Trump Administration Announces New Rules Targeting Care for Transgender Youth
The move is part of a larger push from the Department of Health and Human Services to restrict gender-affirming care.
Rep. Sarah McBride Condemns Republicans’ Upcoming Anti-Trans Votes
One bill proposes a national felony ban on trans youth health care, another aims to bar Medicaid from covering care.
New Florida Bill Would Protect Anti-Trans Discrimination in the Workplace
The bill’s “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” provisions would also have sweeping consequences for hospitals and health agencies.
OU Criticized for Suspending Trans TA After Student Claims Christian Persecution
Religious beliefs do not “entitle any student to a certain grade on an assignment,” the OU grad student union said.
DOJ Plans to End Sexual Violence Protections for Incarcerated LGBTQIA+ People
The proposed changes would impact many adult prisons and jails, juvenile facilities, and halfway houses.
New Study: Gender-Affirming Care Linked to Lower Suicide Risk for Trans Kids
Twenty-seven states in the US ban gender-affirming treatments for trans youth, including hormone therapy.
HHS Packed Anti-Trans Activists Into Report Undermining Gender-Affirming Care
Studies on youth-based gender-affirming care consistently show it is highly beneficial for those who receive it.
Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies Embolden Far Right, But Our Existence Challenges It
Trans existence challenges the fundamental tenets of fascism and exposes the fragility of authoritarian power.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Decision Legalizing Gay Marriage
Justices declined to hear an appeal to “Obergefell v. Hodges” brought by anti-LGBTQ activist Kim Davis.
SCOTUS Sides With Trump on Gender Marker Passport Restrictions for Trans People
Legal experts warn this ruling could open the door to a broader assault on trans identification policies nationwide.