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![Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0417-hospital-400x300.jpg)
Report: GOP State AGs Abused Authority to Get Trans Patients’ Health Records
Committee Chair Ron Wyden chided Vanderbilt University Medical Center for its “utter betrayal” of transgender patients.
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Tennessee GOP-Sponsored Bill Requires Schools to Out Trans Students to Parents
Experts say such laws threaten the mental and physical well-being of transgender children.
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TN Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing People Who Help Trans Youth Access Care
“This is an absolutely horrifying development in Tennessee,” LGBTQ legislative researcher Allison Chapman told Truthout.
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Federal Judge Rules FL Teacher No Longer Has to Be Referred to by Wrong Pronouns
The case will likely be cited in other attempts to bar trans students and teachers from using their pronouns in schools.
![Razor wire surrounds the perimeter of the California State Prison Sacramento on March 5, 2014, in Represa, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0408-prison-400x300.jpg)
Nearly 9 in 10 Trans People in State Prisons Have Undergone Solitary Confinement
Solitary confinement was sometimes used “as a result of harassment, discrimination, or concerns for safety.”
![Sarah Feliciano, a transgender woman, talks with a housemate at the Wanda Alston House on May 5, 2011, in Washington, D.C. The Alston House is a transitional home specifically for houseless LGBTQ youth ages 16-24.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0404-housing-400x300.jpg)
LGBTQ Advocates to SCOTUS: Don’t Let Cities Criminalize Houseless People
Groups warn the Supreme Court that LGBTQ youth make up 65 percent of the chronically houseless youth population.
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LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Urge Tennessee Governor to Veto New Adoption Bill
The bill risks exposing LGBTQ children in the state to religious abuse, conversion therapy and family rejection.
![A trans person holds a supply of his testosterone medication in Mississippi, on May 4, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1559111961-400x300.jpg)
Nearly 1 in 4 Trans Adults in US Report Access to Care Disrupted by New Laws
A new poll confirms the impact of laws targeting transgender people over the past year.
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Censorship Concerns Remain Despite Revisions to Kids Online Safety Act
Some LGBTQ organizations, especially in states with restrictive laws, say KOSA could still be a threat.
![People holding trans flags and signs reading "VOTE NO on HB1/SB10 and HB391" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0320-trans-protest-400x300.jpg)
Gulf South States Advance Bills to End Legal Recognition for Trans People
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama have introduced bills to define sex in a manner that excludes trans individuals.