Jan 07 Republican states aim to restrict transgender health care in first bills of 2023 By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press More than two dozen bills seeking to restrict transgender health care access have been introduced across 11 states — Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia — for the legislative sessions beginning in… Continue reading
Jan 03 Missouri governor refuses clemency to 1st openly transgender woman to be executed in U.S. By Jim Salter, Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday said he would not halt the execution of Amber McLaughlin, 49, who is set to die for stalking a former girlfriend and stabbing her to death nearly 20 years ago. Continue reading
Nov 20 State-level anti-transgender legislation reverberates on Day of Remembrance By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Statehouse victories for Republicans around the country in this month's midterm elections are resonating for trans people as they mark Sunday's Transgender Day of Remembrance, an international observance honoring victims of anti-transgender violence and raising awareness of the threats trans people face. Continue reading
Sep 09 Montana permanently blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Montana health officials have made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 7:07 Transgender community marks day of visibility as state laws target LGBTQ youth By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings President Biden commemorated Transgender Day of Visibility by announcing a number of changes to make the government more inclusive, including giving trans people the right to mark "X" for gender identity on their passports. The president's message came as more… Continue watching
Jan 07 Work resumes on the nation’s only major transgender study By Kate Sosin, The 19th The data has been used by Congress, the Supreme Court and medical institutions for everything from writing legislation to creating social service programs. But the pandemic and internal turmoil threatened to thwart this latest release. Continue reading
Nov 18 2021 is now the deadliest year on record for transgender people By Orion Rummler, Kate Sosin, The 19th This year has shattered the record of transgender homicides in a year with 45 to date — most of them Black or Latinx. Continue reading
Sep 17 AP report: Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates By Michael Balsamo, Mohamed Ibrahim, Associated Press Policies on housing transgender inmates in the federal prison system are being reviewed after protections for transgender prisoners were rolled back in the Trump administration, The Associated Press has learned. Continue reading