Transgender rights

New state laws force families with trans kids to seek gender-affirming care elsewhere

By Arleigh Rodgers, Michael Goldberg, Associated Press

For more than a decade prior, such treatments were available to children and teens across the U.S. and have been endorsed by major medical associations.

Kansas attorney general sues to block transgender people from changing sex on driver's licenses

By John Hanna, Associated Press

The Republican attorney general in Kansas is asking a state court to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver's licenses.

Kansas' attorney general moves to stop trans people from changing their birth certificates

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a request in federal court asking a judge to end a requirement for Kansas to allow transgender people to change their birth certificates. He is not seeking to undo past changes, only prevent them going…

North Carolina bill restricting transgender youth sports heads to Gov. Cooper's desk

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Initial votes in the House and Senate indicate any veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, would likely be overridden in the final weeks of the session.

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in last days of session

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

The legislative push comes in the waning weeks of the North Carolina session and as many Republican-led state legislatures round out a record year of legislation targeting transgender residents.

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.

In past Pride events, transgender people have often been sidelined. Not this year

By Susan Haigh, Associated Press

Transgender and nonbinary people are front and center this year at Pride festivals where they've often been sidelined. Many celebrations this June are taking a public stand against legislation targeting transgender people.

Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors also limits access for trans adults

By Thalia Beaty, Brendan Farrington, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Debate surrounding Florida’s new restrictions on gender-affirming care focused largely on transgender children. But a new law that Gov. DeSantis signed last month also made it difficult – even impossible – for many transgender adults to get treatment.