Mar 01 Democrat-controlled Michigan Senate votes to protect LGBTQ rights By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Michigan senators have voted to expand the state's civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community and prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Continue reading
Feb 28 Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for children By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18. Continue reading
Feb 21 Mississippi Senate passes limit on gender-affirming health care By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press, Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate has given final approval to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for anyone younger than 18. Continue reading
Feb 15 Kansas push to define sex decried as erasing transgender people By John Hanna, Associated Press A bill in Kansas and similar legislation in at least seven other states have LGBTQ-rights advocates worrying about a sweeping Republican-led effort to erase the legal existence of transgender men and women. Continue reading
Feb 06 Hong Kong transgender men win appeal over ID status change By Zen Soo, Kanis Leung, Associated Press Hong Kong's top court has ruled that full sex reassignment surgery should not be a prerequisite for transgender people to have their gender changed on their official identity cards. Continue reading
Jan 20 North Dakota rejects bill that considers $1,500 fine for using pronouns other than those assigned at birth By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Republican Sen. David Clemens, of West Fargo, says he hopes the bill will discourage schools from “promoting transgenderism.” Reed Eliot Rahrich, who identifies as transgender, says the proposal is an “affront to human rights” for transgender people and state-funded employees. Continue reading
Jan 17 Scotland vows to challenge UK in court over gender recognition law veto By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Scotland's leader says she will take the British government to court over its decision to block a law that makes it easier for people in Scotland to change their gender on official documents. Continue reading
Jan 03 Transgender inmate executed in Missouri By Jim Salter, Associated Press A Missouri inmate has been put to death for a 2003 killing, becoming what is believed to be the first transgender woman executed in the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 02 Missouri inmate may be 1st openly transgender woman executed in U.S. By Jim Salter, Associated Press On Tuesday, Amber McLaughlin could become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S. unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants her clemency. McLaughlin, who killed a former girlfriend in 2003, began her transition while in prison. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 6:47 Debunking common myths about gender-affirming care for youth The number of youth who openly identify as transgender has nearly doubled since 2017, according to a study from UCLA's Williams Institute. In 2022, 16 states have proposed legislation that would restrict access to gender-affirming care for patients under the… Continue watching