Politics Mar 02 Supreme Court blocks California law against schools outing transgender students to parents By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nation Jan 13 Watch 7:21 A look at the legal and political fight over trans athletes as cases reach Supreme Court A hotly debated political issue made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. At issue is whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women's sports. The conservative majority seemed skeptical of striking down bans already in place in… By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz
Politics Dec 23 Transgender NSA employee sues Trump administration over executive order on 'immutable' genders The employee says she is unable to use the women's restroom at work and NSA cannot use her preferred pronouns. By Bill Barrow, Associated Press
Nation Dec 18 Watch 7:05 Trump administration moves to restrict gender-affirming care for minors nationwide The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a series of actions meant to effectively ban transition-related medical treatments nationwide for those under 18. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Selena Simmons-Duffin, who covers health policy for NPR. By Stephanie Sy, Sam Lane
Nation Nov 24 Watch 6:35 How life is changing for trans Americans under the Trump administration Since President Trump reentered the White House, his administration has moved to restrict rights for transgender people. Those restrictions range from transition-related medical care for youth to sports participation to identity markers on passports. William Brangham has an update on… By William Brangham, Sam Lane
Aug 15 Air Force announces new policy to deny transgender troops hearings before discharges By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Military legal experts who have been advising transgender troops say that the new policy is unlawful, and while they were not aware of the other services releasing similar memos, they fear it could serve as a blueprint across the military. Continue reading
Aug 07 U.S. Air Force to deny retirement pay for transgender troops being separated from service By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press An Air Force spokesperson told The Associated Press that “although service members with 15 to 18 years of honorable service were permitted to apply for an exception to policy, none of the exceptions to policy were approved.”… Continue reading
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
May 30 Most LGBTQ+ adults feel Americans don't accept transgender people, poll finds By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A new Pew Research Center found that about 6 in 10 LGBTQ+ adults said there is “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of social acceptance in the U.S. for gay and lesbian people. Only about 1 in 10 said… Continue reading
May 16 Military commanders told to identify troops for medical checks under Trump administration's transgender ban By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A senior defense official laid out what could be a complicated and lengthy new process aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s directive to remove transgender service members from the U.S. military. Continue reading