transgender youth

U.S. Supreme Court Begins New Term

Supreme Court hears challenge to law banning gender-affirming care for trans kids

5:00am December 04, 2024

At issue is a Tennessee law that bans access to hormones, puberty blockers and other treatments for trans kids in the state.

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Republican-pushed bills are seeking to deny minors access to hormone therapy and puberty blockers. Both are treatments that have been vetted and peer-reviewed by mainstream medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says

7:29pm March 21, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Fifteen states have enacted or are currently considering laws that would restrict medical treatments to more than 58,000 transgender youth.