gender affirming care

Supreme Court will hear case on law banning gender-affirming care for minors

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The case before the high court involves a law in Tennessee that restrict puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors.

Backers of a Kansas gender-affirming care ban for minors fail to override the governor’s veto

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Two Republicans who'd backed the bill earlier voted against overriding the veto, citing their concerns about provisions that included one that would have barred state employees from advocating social transitioning for transgender youth.

Tennessee legislators approve criminalization of adults who help minors obtain gender-affirming care

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature.

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender children

By Associated Press

The justices' order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other gender-affirming care to people under age 18.

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills

By John Hanna, Associated Press

The governor of Kansas has vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she says is a vague bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having…

Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care

By David Sharp, Associated Press

If signed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, Maine would join more than a dozen states that shield medical providers and others from out-of-state investigations regarding abortions.

Maryland Senate approves legal protections for gender-affirming care

By Brian Witte, Associated Press

The Democrat-controlled Senate voted 33-13 on Tuesday for the measure that would provide the same legal protection offered by the state for abortions.

Judge blocks Texas from collecting info on transgender children receiving gender-affirming care

By Associated Press

A Texas judge has blocked the state's attorney general from forcing an LGBTQ+ advocacy group to hand over information about transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care.

Federal court rules Indiana ban on gender-affirming care for minors can take effect

By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press

The ruling marks the latest decision in a legal challenge the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed against the ban, enacted last spring amid a national push by GOP-led legislatures to curb LGBTQ+ rights.

Ohio backs off proposed restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for adults

By Geoff Mulvihill, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Transgender people and their healthcare providers feared the original rules would have left thousands of patients scrambling to find care — and facing health risks in the meantime.