Politics Jun 18 Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors By John Yang, Ali Schmitz, Shrai Popat, Sam Lane
Politics Jun 18 Supreme Court delivers major blow to transgender rights, upholding Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors The justices' 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump's Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Another 26 states have laws similar to the… By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Health May 01 Trump’s HHS urges therapy for transgender youth, departing from broader gender-affirming health care This new “best practices” report is in response to an executive order President Donald Trump issued days into his second term that says the federal government must not support gender transitions for anyone under age 19. By Geoff Mulvihill, Carla K. Johnson, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Politics Mar 01 Judge extends block on Trump’s plan to pull funding over health care for transgender youth President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain blocked on a long-term basis under a federal judge's ruling in Seattle late Friday. By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Politics Jan 28 Trump signs order to end federal support for gender transitions for people under 19 Medicaid programs in some states cover gender-affirming care. The new order suggests that practice could end and target hospitals and universities that receive federal money and provide the care. It's likely to be challenged in court. By Zeke Miller, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Jan 26 Watch 4:59 Study finds gender-affirming medical care for minors is very rare, refuting political narrative By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Kaisha Young Trump and Republican candidates made rolling back federal protections for transgender people a big issue, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on TV ads, much of it focused on gender-affirming care for minors. Despite the attention, a new study finds… Continue watching
Jan 06 Fewer than 0.1 percent of U.S. adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, report finds By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press From 2018 through 2022, only 926 adolescents with a gender-related diagnosis received puberty blockers and 1,927 received hormones, suggesting that fewer than 0.1 percent of all youth in the database received these medications. Continue reading
Dec 18 Senate passes defense bill raising troop pay, stripping trans medical coverage for children of service members By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The Senate has passed a defense bill that authorize significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 9:24 Supreme Court hears arguments in most significant trans rights case to reach bench By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan The Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case on transgender rights. The justices are weighing whether a Tennessee law barring gender-affirming care for minors violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution. The decision will have major implications for… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 8:21 Texas ban on youth gender-affirming medical care pushes family to cross state lines By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane, Joshua Barajas The political battles over the rights of transgender Americans have led to difficult decisions for several families, especially those living in states with restrictions on transition-related medical care for minors. Laura Barrón-López reports on a Texas family’s journey to access… Continue watching