• Families with transgender children struggle to navigate wave of anti-trans politics

    Families with transgender children struggle to navigate wave of anti-trans politics

    Jun 12, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    Texas is the largest state in the country to ban transition-related medical care for minors, joining 19 other states that have restricted access. Laura Barrón-López recently spent time in Texas to learn more about the law and spoke with one family grappling with what’s next. A warning: this story includes discussions about suicide and depression.

  • Families of transgender teens sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minors

    Families of transgender teens sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minors

    Jun 01, 2023 11:27 PM EDT

    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The families of two transgender teenagers filed a lawsuit Thursday to block enforcement of Idaho's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. The ban, which was signed into law in April and scheduled to take effect in January 2024, violates the federal constitutional guarantee of ...

  • Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving through U.S. statehouses

    Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving through U.S. statehouses

    May 20, 2023 12:18 AM EDT

    ... as part of legislation that includes a 12-week abortion ban. Pillen has promised to sign the combined measure into law. The bill would prevent transgender people 18 or younger from receiving any gender-confirming surgery. The state’s chief medical officer — a political appointee who is currently an ear ...

  • In El Salvador, transgender community struggles for rights and survival

    In El Salvador, transgender community struggles for rights and survival

    May 19, 2023 03:37 PM EDT

    ... are not the ones who share blood; they are the ones who support each other. The couple has been sharing their home with a young transgender man who left his own home. Chicas offers care and advice. Recently, the young man came home accompanied by his girlfriend and approached Chicas ...

  • Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, trans rights and care for transgender children

    Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, trans rights and care for transgender children

    May 17, 2023 06:09 PM EDT

    Florida is banning gender affirming care for minors among a series of anti-LGBTQ+ bills signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

  • Wave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides U.S. faith leaders

    Wave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides U.S. faith leaders

    May 12, 2023 06:59 PM EDT

    ... interventions, whether surgical or chemical, that aim to transform the sexual characteristics of a human body into those of the opposite sex.” Christine Zuba, a transgender woman who lives in New Jersey, was disappointed that transgender people weren't even mentioned in the USCCB's 14-page document, except in ...

  • Missouri lawmakers ban transgender care for minors, restrict coverage for adults

    Missouri lawmakers ban transgender care for minors, restrict coverage for adults

    May 10, 2023 04:26 PM EDT

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers approved significant restrictions on transgender people on Wednesday, sending the Republican governor for his signature measures that would ban gender-affirming health care and prevent transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams. Transgender minors in Missouri no longer would have access ...

  • Transgender minors protected from estranged parents under Washington law

    Transgender minors protected from estranged parents under Washington law

    May 09, 2023 10:50 PM EDT

    ... wave of legislation this year in Democratic-led states intended to give refuge amid a conservative movement in which lawmakers in other states have attacked transgender rights and limited or banned gender-affirming care for minors. Existing Washington law generally requires licensed shelters and host homes to notify parents within ...

  • Transgender youth and their families sue over Montana gender-affirming care ban

    Transgender youth and their families sue over Montana gender-affirming care ban

    May 09, 2023 10:44 PM EDT

    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two transgender children, their parents and two health care providers filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that a Montana law that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth is unconstitutional. The ban on puberty blockers, hormone treatment and surgical procedures applies only to transgender youth being treated ...

  • Battles over reproductive, transgender rights fought in state legislatures

    Battles over reproductive, transgender rights fought in state legislatures

    Apr 28, 2023 10:35 PM EDT

    States with Republican-led legislatures have become ground zero for the political battles over reproductive rights and transgender care. Along with bills to ban or restrict abortions, The Washington Post reports that more than 400 anti-trans bills have been filed in the first four months of this year. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest with NewsHour Communities...