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Gender-Affirming Care
House Hearing Used Misinformation to Continue Pushing Anti-Trans Agenda
The hearing relied on misrepresenting studies and many blatantly false claims by representatives.
How an Illinois City Council Passed Unprecedented Local Human Rights Protections
A new human rights title will house a bodily autonomy ordinance and any additional rights the council adopts over time.
Texas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Is Driving Physicians to Leave the State
In recent months, many patients -- including adults -- have lost access to care as providers leave Texas.
Kentucky Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Takes Effect as Injunction Is Lifted
It is “an extremely difficult moment for Kentucky's trans youth,” said Ban Conversion Therapy Kentucky staffers.
Families and Health Care Workers Are Suing Texas Over Gender-Affirming Care Ban
The lawsuit led by ACLU and other national groups seeks to block the ban from taking effect at the start of September.
Court Reinstates Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care for Trans Youth
This is the first time that federal judges have allowed a ban on gender-affirming care to fully take hold.
Judges in Kentucky and Tennessee Block Gender-Affirming Care Bans
Two judges handed down opinions thoroughly debunking anti-trans talking points within hours of each other.
Judge Blocks FL’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Residents on Medicaid
The ban on gender-affirming care for trans Medicaid patients wasn't a “fair analysis of the evidence,” the judge said.
Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth Is Unconstitutional, Judge Says
The ban “undermined the interests” of trans youth in the state, the judge wrote in his ruling.
Wisconsin County Declares Itself a Sanctuary for Trans People
The resolution “draws a circle of safety and protection around trans people,” its sponsor said.