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![Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0716-mtg-400x300.jpg)
GOP Speakers at First Night of RNC Attack Transgender Youth
“The language of hate has an emotional cost,” said Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Abigail Swetz.
![A protester holds a sign reading "hate does not make America great" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0715-trans-protest-400x300.jpg)
Transgender Floridians Are Being Denied Updated Birth Certificates
Without public notice or a new law, residents face an opaque process that seems designed to reject all applicants.
![Thousands of New Yorkers take to the streets to protest a ban on transgender people serving in the military on July 26, 2017, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0712-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Trans Policy Pushed by Project 2025 Passes Dem-Controlled Senate Committee
Transgender care for members of the military and their dependents is under threat more than ever before.
![President Joe Biden speaks to the media at the White House on July 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-biden-400x300.jpg)
Confusing White House Statement on Trans Youth Care Leads to Backlash
The original statement by a White House spokesperson suggested that some types of care “should be limited to adults.”
![Student protest against Katy ISD's transgender policy outside the school districts educational support complex on August 30, 2023 in Katy, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0629-Trans-Rights-texas-400x300.jpg)
Texas Supreme Court Says Parental Rights Don’t Extend to Gender-Affirming Care
The court ruled that parents only have the right to seek medical care for their children that is “legally available.”
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Montana Judge Overturns Law That Erased Legal Recognition of Transgender People
Judge Shane Vannatta struck down the law on a technicality, ruling that the bill's title is unconstitutionally vague.
![A sign reads 'trans rights are human rights', held by a person facing away during a protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0611-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
Judge Blocks Florida’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Transgender Youth
The state has vowed to appeal the ruling, which will likely head to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
![Rep. Shawn Thierry looks down at her phone](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0529-shawn-thierry-400x300.jpg)
Incumbent Democrat Who Voted to Ban Gender-Affirming Care in Texas Loses Primary
Shawn Thierry lost to Lauren Ashley Simmons, a queer union organizer endorsed by influential LGBTQ organizations.
![Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson speak during a press conference to discuss the impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on January 22, 2020 in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1195328274-400x300.jpg)
Louisiana Legislature Passes Transgender Bathroom Ban Bill
If signed into law, the bill will affect the estimated 20,000 transgender people who live in Louisiana.
![A protester holds a sign reading "Oh no! Did I confuse your Cis-tem?" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0515-trans-protest-400x300.jpg)
11th Circuit Rules Trans Health Insurance Exclusions Violate Civil Rights Act
With the ruling, a significant precedent is building to protect trans employees against health insurance restrictions.