A judge has blocked a Texas investigation of one transgender teen's parents
Judge's order stops short of preventing the state from looking into other reports about children receiving similar care.
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New Jersey Prisoners Will Be Placed Based On Gender Identity Under A New Policy
As part of civil lawsuit settlement, the New Jersey Department of Corrections has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a prison stay in line with their gender identity.
Americans Strongly Support Trans Rights — In Some Cases
Americans strongly support trans service members being in the military — even as they say trans athletes should compete according to the sex listed on their birth certificates.
Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle
Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question was argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.
Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Health Care Is An Equity Issue, Not A Political One
"I think people fear what they don't understand," says Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.
Aimee Stephens, Transgender Woman At Center Of Major Civil Rights Case, Dies At 59
"Aimee didn't set out to be a hero and a trailblazer, but she is one," the ACLU said. Her Supreme Court case asks if federal law barring sex discrimination in employment applies to transgender people.
Trans People Say They #WontBeErased As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex'
"The agency's proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with," The New York Times reported. Reaction was swift.