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U.S. Supreme Court hears appeal on ban of transgender care for minors, in Washington

Politics Jun 18

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors

By John Yang, Ali Schmitz, Shrai Popat, Sam Lane

Politics Feb 01

International Transgender Day of Visibility rally and protest in Tucson
6 ways Trump’s executive orders are targeting transgender people

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.

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Science Jan 26

Supporters of trans rights rally in front of the Griffin Media building, 100 W Main, in downtown Oklahoma City. Nuria
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Study finds gender-affirming medical care for minors is very rare, refuting political narrative

Trump and Republican candidates made rolling back federal protections for transgender people a big issue, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on TV ads, much of it focused on gender-affirming care for minors. Despite the attention, a new study finds…

By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Kaisha Young

Health Jan 06

Transgender rights activist waves a transgender flag as they protest the killings of transgender women this year, at a ral...
Fewer than 0.1 percent of U.S. adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, report finds

From 2018 through 2022, only 926 adolescents with a gender-related diagnosis received puberty blockers and 1,927 received hormones, suggesting that fewer than 0.1 percent of all youth in the database received these medications.

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

Nation Oct 20

International Transgender Day of Visibility rally and protest in Tucson
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Study finds LGBTQ+ youth mental health suffering in states with anti-trans laws

This past week, the Texas attorney general sued a pediatrician for violating the state’s ban on gender-affirming care, enforcing that law for the first time. More than half of U.S. states now have laws targeting transgender people. Ali Rogin speaks…

By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson

Jul 26

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both abortion and transgender youth medical care

By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press

The ACLU argued that the hybrid law passed last year violates a state constitutional requirement for legislative bills to stick to a single subject.

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Jun 28

Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

By Jim Vertuno, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

The 8-1 ruling from the all-Republican court leaves in place a law that has been in effect since Sept. 1, 2023. The Texas law prevents transgender people under 18 from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries, though surgical…

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Jun 24

Supreme Court will hear case on law banning gender-affirming care for minors

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The case before the high court involves a law in Tennessee that restrict puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors.

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Jun 09

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New book ‘Free To Be’ dives into medical science of gender identity for young people

By John Yang, Claire Mufson

According to the Human Rights Campaign, half of the U.S. states have passed measures restricting treatment for young people with gender dysphoria. But the legislative debate has often been short on science and medicine. Dr. Jack Turban joins John Yang…

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Apr 15

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender children

By Associated Press

The justices' order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other gender-affirming care to people under age 18.

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