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![A protester holds a sign reading "RIGHTS FOR TRANS YOUTH" on a neon pink piece of paper as they march with others during an outdoor demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0131-trans-rights-fl-400x300.jpg)
New FL Rule Bans Trans People From Updating Gender Marker on Driver’s Licenses
If upheld, Florida would become the first state to prohibit driver's license changes under criminal penalty.
![Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) talks to reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 26, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0129-ken-paxton-400x300.jpg)
Texas AG Demands Medical Records of Trans Youth From Out-of-State Clinic
“Republicans are attempting to investigate and potentially arrest people across state lines,” one trans activist said.
![Transgender Army veteran Tanya Walker speaks to protesters in Times Square near a military recruitment center during a rally against President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military on July 26, 2017, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-823241374-400x300.jpg)
Trans Veterans Sue for Access to Gender-Affirming Surgeries They Were Promised
Three years after Biden's VA committed to providing gender-confirmation surgery, trans veterans are still waiting.
![A transgender rights advocate holds a sign outside the Ohio Statehouse during a rally in Columbus, Ohio, on June 24, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0125-trans-kids-lives-matter-400x300.jpg)
Ohio Overrides Governor’s Veto, Enacts Gender-Affirming Health Care Ban
“We really did do everything we could,” one transgender activist in Ohio said.
![A protest at Redondo Union High School by six members of the anti gay Westboro Baptist Church was met by a crowd of about 300 students and supporters of the Gay-Straight Alliance counter-protesting the rally, in Redondo Beach, California, on January 11, 2016.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0125-lgbtq-students-400x300.jpg)
Poll Finds Gen Z Voters Are More Likely to Identify as LGBTQ Than Republican
Gen Z adults are more progressive, less religious and more open-minded about their sexuality than other generations.
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Trans People in Utah Could Face 6 Months in Jail for Bathroom Use Under New Bill
"I'm scared for every transgender person,” said the only openly LGBTQ member of the Utah legislature.
![Protester holds sign saying "trans rights now!" at rally in maine](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-647158190-400x300.jpg)
Maine Could Become 15th State to Pass Transgender Refuge Law
State lawmakers may soon pass a bill that would make Maine a safe haven for trans people fleeing hostile states.
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Oklahoma Bill Would Place Trans Kids in Homes That Don’t Support Their Identity
Oklahoma conservatives have introduced dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills this session.
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Idaho GOP Pushes Bill That Could Ban Library Books With Same-Sex Handholding
The homophobic content ban would allow right-wing parents to sue libraries over any content they deem “obscene.”
![The State Capitol building in Charleston, West Virginia, on June 26, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-809029676-400x300.jpg)
West Virginia Bill Would Mandate Conversion Therapy for Trans People Under 21
One of a slew of anti-trans bills released January 10, the bill also bans gender affirming care up to the age of 21.