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11th Circuit Rules Trans Health Insurance Exclusions Violate Civil Rights Act

With the ruling, a significant precedent is building to protect trans employees against health insurance restrictions.

15.05.2024 10

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4 States Tell Schools to Ignore New Title IX Rules That Protect LGBTQ Students

On Friday, the Biden administration released its final Title IX rules, which include protections for LGBTQ students by clarifying that Title IX...

26.04.2024 20

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Despite Violent Threats, Maine Signs Trans and Abortion Sanctuary Bill Into Law

On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills of Maine signed LD 227, a sanctuary bill that protects transgender and abortion providers and patients from out-of-state...

24.04.2024 10

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More Than 20 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Die in Iowa as Legislature Adjourns

In the latest in a series of victories for trans and queer people in statehouses across the United States, Iowa’s legislature has adjourned sine die...

23.04.2024 4

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Federal Judge Rules FL Teacher No Longer Has to Be Referred to by Wrong Pronouns

In Tallahassee, Florida, a federal judge has ruled that a transgender woman teacher no longer has to be referred to as “Mr.” or “teacher” in...

11.04.2024 3

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LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Urge Tennessee Governor to Veto New Adoption Bill

On Monday evening, Tennessee passed a bill allowing parents with “religious or moral beliefs” that being LGBTQ is wrong to adopt LGBTQ children....

02.04.2024 7

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Nearly 1 in 4 Trans Adults in US Report Access to Care Disrupted by New Laws

In recent years, several laws targeting transgender adults have been proposed or enacted. These laws eliminate Medicaid coverage for transgender...

31.03.2024 9

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More Than 40 Anti-Trans and Anti-LGBTQ+ Policy Riders Defeated in Spending Bill

On Thursday, Congress unveiled the much-anticipated spending bill to avert a government shutdown. The bill, which includes funding for major...

21.03.2024 10

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Gulf South States Advance Bills to End Legal Recognition for Trans People

The pace of anti-transgender legislation has slowed in recent weeks, with several states, known for previously targeting transgender individuals,...

20.03.2024 10

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WV Saw a Flurry of Anti-Trans Bills in 2024. Now, Most of Those Bills Are Dead.

At midnight on Saturday, more than 20 anti-LGBTQ bills died in West Virginia after the legislature adjourned sine die. Bills that did not pass...

12.03.2024 4

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21 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Die in Florida

At 2:27 p.m. on Friday, March 8, the Florida Legislature adjourned sine die. With this adjournment, 21 of 22 anti-LGBTQ bills were effectively...

11.03.2024 10

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House Republicans Threaten Government Shutdown in Push for Anti-Trans Policies

These policies encompass bans on pride flags and the defunding of children’s hospitals that offer gender-affirming care.

22.02.2024 10

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Will Maryland Become Next State to Pass a Transgender Sanctuary Law?

Advocates say the bill goes farther than the governor’s executive order that enacts policies to protect trans people.

16.02.2024 30

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Wyoming Bill Could Weaponize Child Protective Services Against Trans Youth

A new bill in Wyoming, House Bill 156, would declare that gender-affirming care is “not in the best interest” of transgender youth within the...

14.02.2024 30

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New FL Rule Bans Trans People From Updating Gender Marker on Driver’s Licenses

If upheld, Florida would become the first state to prohibit driver's license changes under criminal penalty.

31.01.2024 4

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Maine Could Become 15th State to Pass Transgender Refuge Law

On Wednesday, January 15, Maine scheduled a working session on a bill titled “An Act to Safeguard Gender-affirming Healthcare,” a bill that would...

20.01.2024 6

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West Virginia Bill Would Mandate Conversion Therapy for Trans People Under 21

A new bill in West Virginia, Senate Bill 194, would enact a total ban on gender-affirming care for trans individuals up to 21 years old and mandates...

14.01.2024 10

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Name Change Law Causes Transgender Candidate to Be Removed From Ballot in Ohio

In Ohio, a transgender candidate was removed from the ballot for not including her previous name under a seldom-used, decades-old law. Vanessa Joy was...

08.01.2024 6

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New Florida Bill Would Effectively End All Legal Recognition of Trans People

In one of the most extreme acts of the last decade targeting transgender individuals, a new bill introduced on Thursday afternoon in Florida seeks to...

05.01.2024 3

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Vetoes Anti-Trans Bill

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine took the extraordinary step of vetoing a bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Ohio....

02.01.2024 5

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Florida Bill Aims to Mandate “Don’t Say Gay” in Many Workplaces

A new bill just introduced in Florida aims to expand “Don’t Say Gay Or Trans” provisions to a broad range of workplaces. Targeting government...

22.11.2023 2

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After Election Day Defeats, Ohio GOP Begin Hearings Targeting Trans People

On Tuesday, voters across the nation decisively rejected anti-transgender policies in numerous elections. In Ohio, candidates supported by...

13.11.2023 3

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Moms for Liberty and Anti-Trans Republicans Lose Big in Elections Nationwide

On Tuesday, election results poured in and within minutes of polls closing, it became apparent that Democrats were going to have a good night....

09.11.2023 4

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$1 Million PragerU “DETRANS” Ad on X Echoes So-Called “Ex-Gay” Movement of 1990s

On Thursday, a glance at Twitter revealed the hashtag #DETRANS dominating the trending topics section for the full day. Orchestrated by PragerU, this...

03.11.2023 2

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Vermont’s Largest School District Unanimously Codifies Trans Rights for Students

Transgender students have faced an array of threats in recent years. Several states have barred them from sports, restricted their bathroom access,...

26.10.2023 2

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Citing “Dobbs” Ruling, 19 Republican AGs Sign Letter Targeting Trans Adult Care

Republican attorneys general and legal representatives from 19 states have submitted an amicus brief in a Florida case, Dekker v. Weida , which...

17.10.2023 4

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Nebraska’s New Guidelines for Trans Youth Likened to Conversion Therapy

Important update: The regulations have been removed from the website but can be found in an archive here. A new set of regulations released on Monday...

03.10.2023 20

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Missouri Closes Trans Health Clinic, Taking Page Out of Anti-Abortion Playbook

In a recent Tuesday statement, the gender clinic at Washington University announced its decision to cease services for transgender youth under its...

16.09.2023 5

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First Randomized Clinical Trial Confirms Benefits of Gender-Affirming Care

In recent months, anti-trans activists have targeted gender-affirming care, asserting that the evidence supporting it isn’t “high quality”...

10.09.2023 7

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