Jan 22 Ohio county board stands by disqualification of transgender candidate, despite others being allowed to run By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The Stark County Board of Elections disqualified Vanessa Joy of Massillon because she omitted her former name, also known as a "deadname," from circulating petitions. Continue reading
Sep 15 Kansas to no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect gender identities By John Hanna, Associated Press The state health department's announcement Friday cited a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities. Continue reading
Aug 31 Kansas officials are no longer required to change transgender people’s birth certificates, judge says By John Hanna, Josh Funk, Associated Press A U.S. district judge on Thursday approved a request from Republican state Attorney General Kris Kobach to block birth certificate changes because of a new state law defining male and female as the sex assigned at birth. Continue reading
Aug 21 Judge blocks Georgia ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender children By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The law allows doctors to prescribe puberty-blocking medications, and it allows minors who are already receiving hormone therapy to continue. But it bans any new patients under 18 from starting hormone therapy. Continue reading
Jul 11 Kansas lawmakers botched the drafting of a new anti-transgender law, agency attorney says By John Hanna, Associated Press Department of Revenue attorney Ted Smith said in a state-court filing that became public Tuesday that an anti-transgender rights law that took effect July 1 conflicts with another law governing what appears on driver's licenses. Continue reading
Jul 10 Kansas must stop allowing trans people to change their driver’s licenses, judge says By John Hanna, Associated Press The judge's action is significant because Kansas has allowed transgender people to change their driver's licenses for four years. Continue reading
Jul 06 Transgender woman, bookstore, teacher sue over Montana law banning drag reading events By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Butte argues the law violates the free speech and equal protection guarantees in the U.S. Constitution. Continue reading
Jun 26 Running for Congress, Sarah McBride would be 1st transgender member of Congress By Associated Press In a video posted to social media, McBride, a Democratic state senator in Delaware, said people deserve a representative “who sees them and who respects them.”… Continue reading
Jun 15 Analysis: How anti-trans laws jeopardize Indigenous peoples’ rights, religious expression By Rosalyn R. LaPier, The Conversation Indigenous peoples have historically recognized multiple gender identities, which they believe are a result of divine intervention, an Indigenous scholar explains. Continue reading
May 20 AP report: Many bills restricting trans health care came from handful of far-right groups By Jeff McMillan, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press, Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America At least 17 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. An Associated Press analysis found that often those bills sprang not from grassroots or constituent demand, but from the pens of a handful of conservative… Continue reading