Mar 19 A parents group is challenging an Ohio school district's pronoun policy. Here's what to know By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The group argues that the policies unconstitutionally compel "viewpoint-based" speech by forcing students who believe in only two genders to use pronouns that suggest otherwise. 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 07 Watch 5:52 What science tells us about transgender athletes By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane In December, NCAA President Charlie Baker testified that out of more than 500,000 total college student athletes, he believed fewer than 10 were transgender But last month, President Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender athletes from participating in… Continue watching
Mar 01 Judge extends block on Trump's plan to pull funding over health care for transgender youth By Gene Johnson, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain blocked on a long-term basis under a federal judge's ruling in Seattle late Friday. Continue reading
Feb 27 Iowa approves bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The Iowa House approved a bill Thursday that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, less than an hour after the state Senate backed the legislation. First introduced last week, the measure raced through the legislative… Continue reading
Feb 21 WATCH: 'See you in court,' Maine's governor tells Trump on transgender athlete ban By Michelle L. Price, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press President Donald Trump sparred with Maine's Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We'll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to… Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: Trump signs order aimed at banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports By Will Graves, Associated Press The timing of the order coincided with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and is the latest in a string of executive actions from the Republican president aimed at transgender people. Continue reading
Feb 01 6 ways Trump's executive orders are targeting transgender people By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. Here's what to know about Trump's actions and who they affect. Continue reading
Jan 31 Health info wiped from federal websites following Trump order targeting transgender rights By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Public health data disappeared from websites, entire webpages went blank and employees erased pronouns from email signatures Friday as federal agencies scrambled to comply with a directive tied to President Donald Trump's order rolling back protections for transgender people. Continue reading
Jan 22 Republican-led states emboldened to continue rolling back trans rights as Democrats struggle with response By Andrew DeMillo, John Hanna, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care. Continue reading