Browsing: Gender-affirming care

The state is also currently suing for the right to discriminate against trans kids in schools.

The Austin City Council passed protections for gender-affirming care Thursday, only a few days after the state of Texas filed a lawsuit over Title IX changes granting protections for transgender people. “Trans people deserve the right to self determination,” City Council member José “Chito” Vela, one of the sponsors of the resolution, said at a…

Their investigations have used flimsy legal pretexts and harmed trans people’s mental health, a new report says.

Kanakia’s “Just Happy To Be Here” portrays a transgender teenager who simply wants to be recognized for who she is, not just for her gender identity.

The state legislature is anticipated to reject a veto by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

According to PFLAG, volunteers are already leaving because they're scared of being targeted by Republican Ken Paxton.

Wyoming became the latest state to prohibit gender-affirming care for minors, joining 23 other states in the country that passed laws restricting or banning the treatment. Lawmakers in both state chambers endorsed the legislation, Senate File 99, earlier this month. Gov. Mark Gordon signed the bill Friday. The legislation would penalize pharmacists, doctors and…

At the same time, anti-trans legislation is progressing in Idaho, Wyoming, and other states.