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 ...
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...
... exist in our schools, to exist peacefully in our families, just find a space for us to be whole,” said Finke, Minnesota’s first openly transgender legislator. Washington's new law is among a handful of related measures passed by the Democrat-led Legislature this session and signed by the ...
... transgender athlete ban into law after it similarly passed the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities. In 2021, Burgum vetoed a bill that would have imposed a transgender athlete ban at that time, but House and Senate lawmakers did not have enough votes back then to override his veto.
... the Capitol steps near a banner that read “Democracy dies here.” She has said she does not intend to apologize and argued that her “blood on your hands” remark accurately reflected the stakes of such bans for transgender kids. Metz reported from Salt Lake and Brown reported from Billings, Montana.
... Florida's House passed bills on gender-transition treatments, bathroom use and keeping children out of drag shows. North Carolina lawmakers approved a ban on transgender athletes. And North Dakota's governor signed a bill limiting trans health care.Other measures have been stalled or blocked. Kansas's Democratic governor ...
Republicans moved on state and national levels to restrict transgender young people. North Dakota’s governor signed a bill banning gender-affirming treatment, including hormones, for anyone under 18. In Washington, House Republicans passed a ban on transgender girls playing in women's sports in school. Democrats said they will block that from becoming law. Lisa Desjardins reports.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups. Twitter enacted the policy against deadnaming, or using a transgender person's name before they transitioned, as ...
... blockers or receive gender-affirming surgery without fear of prosecution. Bordering states of Wyoming and Oklahoma have passed abortion bans and Utah has severely restricted transgender care for minors. Many states with abortion or transgender care bans are also criminalizing traveling to states for the purpose of accessing legal health ...
... was a highly ranked NCAA swimmer. She testified in favor. And she was telling here about what it was like to watch and compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. Riley Gaines, Former NCAA Swimmer: We watched on the side of the pool as Thomas swam to a national title in ...
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