gender affirming care

Alabama can enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, appeals court rules

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama can begin enforcing a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children.

Uncertainty clouds classrooms as new pronoun restrictions raise concerns

By Andrew DeMillo, Rick Callahan, Associated Press

Indiana is among at least 10 states that have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting students from using pronouns or names that don't match their sex assigned at birth, a restriction that opponents say further marginalizes transgender and nonbinary students.

Wisconsin Senate approves bill banning gender-affirming surgery for minors

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Republican lawmakers across the country want to limit the rights of transgender youths, sparking fierce pushback from the transgender community and triggering discrimination lawsuits along the way.

Montana judge temporarily blocks law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors

By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

A Montana state judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors.

Some providers are halting gender-affirming care for minors, even where it remains legal

By Jim Salter, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

At least 22 states have enacted bans or restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors in the past few years.

Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

Judge Sarah Geraghty on Tuesday put her previous order blocking the ban on hold. Attorneys for Georgia had asked her to vacate the preliminary injunction because an appeals court allowed enforcement of a similar Alabama law.

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect

By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

A state district judge last week ruled the pending law violated the rights of transgender children and their families to seek appropriate medical care.

Texas ban on gender-affirming care for trans children blocked, Missouri ban allowed to take effect

By Summer Ballentine, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

Friday's opposite outcomes underscore the mixed verdict in courtrooms across the U.S. this year over a historic wave of restrictions aimed at transgender youth.

The upper house of Russian parliament approves a ban on gender changes

By Associated Press

The bill, which already was approved in the lower house, bans any "medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person. The only exception is medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies.

Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor's veto on gender-affirming care ban for minors

By Sara Cline, Associated Press

Louisiana's Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' recent veto of a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Tuesday.