• 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 ...

  • NCAA creates new, sport-by-sport guidelines for transgender athletes

    NCAA creates new, sport-by-sport guidelines for transgender athletes

    Jan 20, 2022 07:21 PM EST

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. Under the new guidelines, approved by the NCAA Board of Governors on Wednesday, transgender participation for each sport will be determined by the ...

  • Work resumes on the nation’s only major transgender study

    Work resumes on the nation’s only major transgender study

    Jan 07, 2022 11:03 PM EST

    ... study of transgender life has restarted. The National Center for Transgender Equality announced on Monday that it is collecting data for a 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS). The USTS, which started in 2013, has provided some of the only thorough research on transgender health, employment, housing, education and experiences ...

  • 'I know who I am': Transgender youth on the value of support, respect for their identities

    'I know who I am': Transgender youth on the value of support, respect for their identities

    Dec 30, 2021 11:45 PM EST

    ... me correctly, it just really helps me feel very much secure and grounded in my identity. Alice Scott: With more than three out of four transgender and nonbinary youth experiencing symptoms of an anxiety disorder last year, many are looking for more support. Raini Gomez, Mother of Wednesday Gomez: I ...

  • 2021 set a record for anti-transgender bills. Here's how you can support the community

    2021 set a record for anti-transgender bills. Here's how you can support the community

    Dec 30, 2021 11:44 PM EST

    A Texas law banning trans student athletes from playing sports will take effect in a few weeks. According to the ACLU, Texas is one of 31 states that have attempted to pass legislation to stop trans youth from participating in gendered sports. Amna Nawaz gets more from research scientist Jonah DeChants.

  • 2021 is now the deadliest year on record for transgender people

    2021 is now the deadliest year on record for transgender people

    Nov 18, 2021 09:40 PM EST

    ... also said that the Biden administration needs to ensure that Black trans people are protected under existing hate crime laws. Lawrence’s death comes as transgender communities across the world prepare to honor transgender homicide victims for Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual vigil on November 20 for those slain ...

  • Chappelle's anti-transgender comments in Netflix special draws protest

    Chappelle's anti-transgender comments in Netflix special draws protest

    Oct 20, 2021 08:54 PM EST

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday, with "Trans lives matter" and "Free speech is a right" among their competing messages. People began gathering in advance of a planned walkout by Netflix employees ...

  • AP report: Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates

    AP report: Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates

    Sep 17, 2021 01:30 PM EST

    ... a rag-tag group of freedom fighters or militia men and spoke of missions to Cuba and Venezuela, Ms. Hari secretly looked up ‘sex change,’ ‘transgender surgery,’ and ‘post-op transgender’ on the internet.”Elkins said Hari was living a double life, planning a trip to Thailand for male-to ...