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Gender-Affirming Care
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.
Trump Admin’s New Rules Seek to Ban Affirming Care for Trans Youth Across US
One proposed rule would stop medical groups that offer gender-affirming care to youth from receiving Medicaid funding.
Being Trans Behind Bars in Florida Was Already Hard. Under Trump, It’s Worse.
Trans people in prison are at the front lines of the increased targeting that trans people are facing under Trump.
Anti-Trans Policy Deserves Same Scrutiny as Trump’s Tylenol Disinformation
As a trans journalist, I see corporate media outlets as inconsistent in their treatment of right-wing disinformation.
Trump Has Doubled Down on Anti-Trans Provisions Amid Shutdown Fight
Democrats will be under pressure to fight for their LGBTQ — and especially their transgender — constituents.
Advocates Urge Defense of Trans Youth Care in FTC Comment Period’s Final Days
Advocates urge the public to defend gender-affirming care as FTC's controversial comment period nears a Friday deadline.
Chief Justice Roberts Lets Trump Keep Fired Commissioner off FTC
A lower court had ordered Trump to reinstate fired Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission.
Michigan AG Warns Capitulating to Trump’s Trans Health Care Ban May Be Illegal
State attorneys general will play a decisive role in halting preemptive compliance with Trump’s anti-trans threats.
Trump Admin Memo Bars Federal Health Plans From Covering Gender-Affirming Care
The memo also mandates that insurers cover “faith-based counseling,” otherwise known as conversion therapy.
Trans People in Georgia Prisons Sue Over Law Barring Gender-Affirming Care
The lawsuit says the denial of care violates the Eight Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.