Apr 06 Kentucky governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Kentucky's governor has vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 7:07 Transgender community marks day of visibility as state laws target LGBTQ youth By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings President Biden commemorated Transgender Day of Visibility by announcing a number of changes to make the government more inclusive, including giving trans people the right to mark "X" for gender identity on their passports. The president's message came as more… Continue watching
Mar 11 Texas judge blocks investigations of transgender youth’s parents By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction Friday preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's directive that compels the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate. Continue reading
Mar 11 This Texas family is being investigated because their child is trans: ‘I don’t know where it’s safe’ By Kate Sosin, The 19th The Dallas-area family says it is under investigation by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and at risk of losing their kids. Continue reading
Mar 11 Texas judge hears case on state investigations into gender affirming care for transgender youth By Associated Press A Texas judge is holding a hearing on whether to prevent state officials from investigating reports of transgender youth receiving gender confirming care as child abuse. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 6:04 Claiming abuse, Texas tries to prevent gender-affirming care for trans children By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's attorney general have directed state agencies to investigate families who provide gender-affirming medical care for transgender children. Dr. Stephen Rosenthal, a pediatric endocrinologist and the medical director of the Child and Adolescent Gender… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 3:40 ‘I know who I am’: Transgender youth on the value of support, respect for their identities By Student Reporting Labs and Alice Scott, Student Reporting Labs Alice Scott from the PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs talks to two transgender teenagers in Texas about their lives and the journey of finding their true identities. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 5:35 2021 set a record for anti-transgender bills. Here’s how you can support the community A Texas law banning trans student athletes from playing sports will take effect in a few weeks. According to the ACLU, Texas is one of 31 states that have attempted to pass legislation to stop trans youth from participating in… Continue watching
May 19 Tennessee governor approves transgender youth treatment ban By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Tennessee's Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation that bans gender-confirming treatment for young minors despite objections that the series of bills unfairly discriminate against an already vulnerable population. Continue reading
Apr 07 Overriding governor’s veto, Arkansas lawmakers enact ban on gender affirming care for trans youth By Associated Press The Republican-controlled House and Senate voted to override GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto of the measure, which prohibits doctors from providing gender affirming medical care. Continue reading