transgender rights

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Montana lawmakers cross the aisle to block a trans bathroom ban in the state capitol

11:30am December 04, 2024

Some Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting the measure, which would have restricted bathroom access. Rep. Zooey Zephyr, Montana's first openly transgender legislator, won a second term last month.

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Speaks In Atlanta

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GOP ads on transgender rights are dominating airwaves in the election's closing days

5:00am October 19, 2024

The ad spending, which includes at least $17 million by the Trump campaign, is part of a broader Republican strategy casting the Democratic Party as taking transgender rights to extremes.

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Her state bans gender-affirming care for teenagers. So she travels 450 miles for it

10:01am September 27, 2024

An estimated 110,000 trans teenagers live in states that ban gender-affirming care for minors. Some travel huge distances every few months to keep getting their treatment out-of-state.

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In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids

11:22am July 03, 2024

The Supreme Court will hear a case on gender-affirming care in the next term after a flurry of legislation. Lower courts have come to conflicting conclusions when these bans were challenged.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks about the necessity to expand Medicaid in the state during a rally on March 6 in Topeka. Kelly on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Kansas governor vetoes proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors

11:43am April 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly also vetoed a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a "vague" bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion.

An override stamp is seen on legislation limiting LGBTQ+ classroom instruction in the early grades

North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 'bathroom bill'

2:19pm August 18, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

Seven years ago, North Carolina became ground zero in the nationwide fight over transgender rights with the passage of a

Chelsea Manning was held at this military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., pictured in 2009.

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Chelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for others

7:26pm April 09, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.

Rep. Wes Allen, sponsor of the House version of the bill, speaks during debate at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Thursday.

Alabama Legislature votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth

5:40pm April 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

State lawmakers also passed a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity, a bill critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay."

State Rep. Kera Birkeland, a Republican high school basketball coach who led Utah's efforts to ban transgender girls from youth sports, addresses a crowd of supporters on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on Friday in Salt Lake City.

Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite governor's veto

5:25pm March 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

Lawmakers voted to override GOP Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams. The move comes amid a nationwide culture war over trans issues.

The Arizona House of Representatives gathers during a legislative session on April 6, 2011, in Phoenix.

Arizona Legislature passes 2 bills to curb transgender rights

3:33pm March 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

The bills would prohibit gender reassignment surgery for minors and ban trans athletes from playing on girls sports teams. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has not said whether he will sign either bill.