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May 10

Missouri lawmakers ban transgender care for minors, restrict coverage for adults

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

Transgender minors won't have access to puberty blockers, hormones or surgery under legislation passed in Missouri.

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Apr 28

After removing trans lawmaker, Montana becomes latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors

By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

Rep. Zooey Zephyr's criticism of the bill led the transgender lawmaker to be silenced on the House floor and then removed after she encouraged protesters on Monday.

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Apr 27

Washington, Minnesota become transgender and abortion sanctuaries

By Lisa Baumann, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Democratic governors in Washington state and Minnesota on Thursday enacted legal protections for people who travel to those states seeking reproductive and gender-affirming procedures and treatment.

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Apr 26

Judge halts Missouri rule limiting gender-affirming health care

By Jim Salter, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

A Missouri judge will decide whether a first-of-its-kind rule placing strict regulations on gender-affirming care in Missouri kicks in Thursday.

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Apr 26

Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s town feels divide from rest of Montana after barring

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

The city is often described as a blue island in a vast red state and elected the state's first openly transgender legislator. But its voters were still shocked at what happened next.

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Apr 26

North Dakota limits bathroom, locker room use for transgender people

By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press

North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that limits access to bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in several state facilities.

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Apr 26

Blue states look to expand insurance coverage of gender-affirming care 

By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America

The wide-ranging bill is part of a wave of legislation in Democratic-controlled states intended to carve out safe havens for transgender people amid a conservative movement seeking to ban or limit gender-affirming care.

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Apr 26

Transgender lawmaker banned from Montana House floor for rest of 2023 session

By Amy Beth Hanson, Sam Metz, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her.

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Apr 20

Montana GOP misgenders trans colleague while demanding censure for her language

By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

The Montana Freedom Caucus called for a "commitment to civil discourse," in the same sentence in which they misgendered Rep. Zooey Zephyr.

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Apr 20

North Dakota governor signs law criminalizing trans health care for minors

By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18.

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