Transgender rights

Transgender rights leaders play 'a defense game' against a wave of hostile legislation

By David Crary, Associated Press

For decades, the plotline for LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S. was one of advances — often slow but moving forward. Faced with unprecedented legislative attacks, transgender rights leaders are now playing defense.

10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can't run for reelection, Oregon high court says

By Claire Rush, Associated Press

The 2023 walkout paralyzed the Legislature for weeks and only ended after Republicans forced concessions from Democrats on a sweeping bill related to expanding access to abortion and transgender health care and another measure regarding the manufacture and transfer of…

Ohio is poised to become 2nd state to restrict transgender health care for adults

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced proposals this month that transgender advocates say could block access to gender-affirming care provided by independent clinics and general practitioners, leaving thousands of adults scrambling for treatment and facing health risks.

Transgender health restrictions up for debate in South Carolina as Missouri sees similar bills

By James Pollard, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

The measures' consideration in the two GOP strongholds highlights the continued interest among conservative lawmakers in targeting issues impacting LGBTQ+ residents after last year's wave of high-profile bills.

Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted

By Andrew DeMillo, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Advocates for transgender rights say most of the states inclined to pass gender-affirming care bans have done so. They now expect those states to build upon those restrictions and expand them to adults.

LGBTQ+ advocates' lawsuit says Louisiana transgender care ban violates the state constitution

By Kevin McGill, Associated Press

The lawsuit was prepared by Lamda Legal and other advocates on behalf of five Louisiana minors and their parents, identified in the lawsuit by pseudonyms.

Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals.

What a new Montana law means for transgender children and their families

By Joe Lesar, Montana PBS

Families and medical providers in Montana are preparing for a new law set to take effect in October that bans certain medical treatments for minors with gender dysphoria. Proponents of the bill say the law protects children from making medical…

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The upper house of Russian parliament approves a ban on gender changes

By Associated Press

The bill, which already was approved in the lower house, bans any "medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person. The only exception is medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies.

Japan's top court says government restrictions on transgender employee's use of restrooms illegal

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

It comes at a time of increased awareness and support for same-sex marriages and other sexual equality. But opposition to equal rights remains strong within the governing Liberal Democratic Party, known for its conservative values.