Jun 18 Watch 8:01 Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors By John Yang, Ali Schmitz, Shrai Popat, Sam Lane The Supreme Court is upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for transgender minors. The challenge to the law came from three transgender teens, their parents and a physician. PBS News Supreme Court analyst Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUS blog,… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 6:12 New biography documents life of pioneering LGBTQ rights activist Marsha P. Johnson By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas A new biography, "Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson," tells the story of the Black transgender pioneer’s fight on the frontlines of history as a leader in the early LGBTQ rights movement. Amna Nawaz spoke with author… Continue watching
Jun 18 Judge says Trump administration can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people By Michael Casey, Associated Press Kobick first issued a preliminary injunction against the policy last month, but that ruling applied only to six people who joined with the American Civil Liberties Union in a lawsuit over the passport policy. Continue reading
Jun 18 Supreme Court delivers major blow to transgender rights, upholding Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors By Mark Sherman, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Apr 24 Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender military members, for now By Associated Press The high court filing Thursday follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the policy nationwide. Continue reading
Apr 21 LISTEN: Supreme Court signals support for parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court seemed likely Tuesday to find the Montgomery County school system could not require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving the books if parents expressed religious objections to them. Continue reading
Apr 16 Top UK court says definition of woman based on biological sex, excludes transgender people By Brian Melley, Jill Lawless, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The U.K. Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Bondi announces lawsuit against Maine over transgender athletes playing in girls sports By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The lawsuit announced Wednesday by Attorney General Pam Bondi escalates a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex. Continue reading
Mar 18 Federal judge blocks Trump ban on transgender people serving in military By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The judge issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for six transgender people who are active-duty service members and two others seeking to join the military. Continue reading
Mar 18 Hungary passes anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungarian lawmakers have passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees. Continue reading