Transgender rights

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.

Texas Gov. Abbott signs bill banning gender-affirming care for minors

By Associated Press

Texas has become the most populous state to ban gender-affirming care for minors after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Friday.

Why a proposed Texas mandate to ‘wean’ trans youth off their meds contradicts medical science

By Theresa Gaffney, STAT

Experts say that taking trans kids off of gender-affirming drugs in a "safe and medically appropriate" way is impossible.

AP report: Many bills restricting trans health care came from handful of far-right groups

By Jeff McMillan, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press, Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America

At least 17 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. An Associated Press analysis found that often those bills sprang not from grassroots or constituent demand, but from the pens of a handful of conservative…

Why youth activists in Louisiana say they’ll ‘no longer stay quiet’

By Roby Chavez

As Republican state lawmakers in Louisiana have pushed a barrage of bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights, a new wave of youth activism has been awakened.

Wave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides U.S. faith leaders

By David Crary, Associated Press

Some view the legislation as reflecting God's will; others voice outrage that Christianity is being invoked to justify laws they view as cruel and hateful.

Montana’s House speaker has silenced a transgender lawmaker. Here’s what to know

By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The latest high-profile example of state legislative leadership deciding who can be heard during statehouse debates is playing out in Montana where a transgender lawmaker was silenced by Republican leaders for a second day Friday. Here's what you need to know…

WATCH: House votes on anti-trans school sports bill

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male from competing on girls or women's sports teams.

As Oklahoma lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ bills, advocates worry about the chilling effect

By Adam Kemp

Oklahoma has seen a surge in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation this year. While some bills have withered in the process, a number of other anti-LGBTQ+ measures could be passed before the legislative session ends in late May.