• Transgender Day of Visibility carries special significance for some trans Texans this year

    Transgender Day of Visibility carries special significance for some trans Texans this year

    Mar 31, 2022 07:54 PM EST

    ... be, is in itself a fight to destroy stereotypes of trans people. This year, Sharp is also carrying an “almost overwhelming” amount of stress for transgender youth in Texas. The news affects her personally in multiple ways, including her own transition, since she received crucial gender-affirming care from a ...

  • Biden commemorates Transgender Day of Visibility, calls GOP bills 'hateful'

    Biden commemorates Transgender Day of Visibility, calls GOP bills 'hateful'

    Mar 31, 2022 07:26 PM EST

    ... is work still to be done to end “the epidemic of violence against transgender women of color and girls of color” and to ensure that transgender seniors “can age with dignity.” He called anew on Congress to pass the Equality Act to help transgender people around the world “live free ...

  • Oklahoma, Arizona governors sign transgender athletes bans into law

    Oklahoma, Arizona governors sign transgender athletes bans into law

    Mar 30, 2022 05:36 PM EST

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican governors in Oklahoma and Arizona both signed bills into law on Wednesday that prevent transgender girls and women from competing on female sports teams, joining more than a dozen other states with similar laws. Flanked by more than two dozen young female athletes, including his 14 ...

  • Arizona lawmakers vote to restrict transgender athletes, surgeries

    Arizona lawmakers vote to restrict transgender athletes, surgeries

    Mar 24, 2022 09:13 PM EST

    ... year-old transgender girl, told lawmakers during a committee hearing earlier this month. "It's obvious this bill is just an excuse to discriminate against transgender girls." Republicans around the country have leaned into culture war issues including transgender rights. The debate and vote on the transgender sports legislation came ...

  • Utah's Republican governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban

    Utah's Republican governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban

    Mar 22, 2022 10:37 PM EST

    ... bans targeting transgender athletes — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Lawmakers in at least 12 other states are considering some form of a ban on transgender student-athletes in youth sports, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures.

  • Texas judge blocks investigations of transgender youth's parents

    Texas judge blocks investigations of transgender youth's parents

    Mar 11, 2022 11:50 PM EST

    A Texas judge on Friday blocked the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender youth. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to compel the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate ...

  • Texas judge hears case on state investigations into gender affirming care for transgender youth

    Texas judge hears case on state investigations into gender affirming care for transgender youth

    Mar 11, 2022 04:44 PM EST

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge was holding a hearing Friday on whether to prevent state officials from investigating reports of transgender youth receiving gender affirming care as child abuse. The hearing comes the same day that dozens of major companies — including Apple, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Meta and Microsoft ...

  • Iowa governor signs restrictive transgender sports bill

    Iowa governor signs restrictive transgender sports bill

    Mar 03, 2022 10:47 PM EST

    Republican leaders made the bill effective immediately, so any transgender students playing sports may be required to immediately stop. It wasn't clear how many students it would affect, but it's believed to be no more than a handful in Iowa. "Because the legislation would go into effect as ...

  • Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigation of transgender teen's parents

    Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigation of transgender teen's parents

    Mar 03, 2022 12:57 AM EST

    A Texas judge on Wednesday blocked the state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirmation treatments, but stopped short of preventing the state from looking into other reports about children receiving similar care. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary order halting the investigation by ...

  • South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs transgender athlete ban

    South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs transgender athlete ban

    Feb 04, 2022 12:09 AM EST

    ... athletes here in the state of South Dakota, at the K-12 level and at the university level." WATCH: 2021 set a record for anti-transgender bills. Here’s how you can support the community Opponents have decried the bill as bullying and say it sends a message that transgender ...