President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restrict gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19.
The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for those under 19.
With Trump proclaiming the U.S. will recognize two sexes, male and female, there are a host of implications for trans and nonbinary people.
A federal court weighs the case of a teacher who refused to use students' chosen names and pronouns, as similar questions arise elsewhere.
Under President Trump's executive order, the U.S. State Department has suspended all passport applications for the gender changes. Here's the impact.
Two national LGBTQ+ advocacy groups on Tuesday filed the first federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed the suit,
Few trans people receive gender-affirming housing and care in the federal prison system. This executive order would make it even harder.
The 1950s also marked the rise of transgender activism, fueled by broader civil rights and LGBTQ+ movements. At the time, LGBTQ+ people faced widespread discrimination, including legal prosecution ...
Plaintiffs claim the state’s policy against amending birth certificates amounts to an invasion of their privacy because it would force them to reveal their transgender status when providing birth certificates to others.
In an executive order, the president also moved to end gender-related medical treatments for transgender people in prison.
This could include putting trans subject matter in lesson plans, having policies that ensure teachers use trans kids’ correct pronouns, or allowing them to use bathrooms aligned with their gender identities.