For Trans Community, U.S. is Less Safe Under Trump |
The past year has seen the Trump administration systematically dismantle trans rights and autonomy, making the country a less safe place for trans people to live and thrive.
Rewire News Group has followed these political and legal assaults, and documented their human consequences. This Trans Day of Visibility, we’re highlighting our coverage of the people and places most impacted.
Laws targeting trans youth
In June 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee could stop transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care via hormone therapy, puberty blockers, or surgery. The decision, United States v. Skrmetti, “blessed anti-trans discrimination,” wrote RNG Executive Producer Jessica Mason Pieklo. While the case narrowly focused on trans youth in one state, “conservative states across the U.S. now have permission from the highest court in the land to further crack down on health care for trans Americans,” Pieklo explained.
The next month, as part of our TransMissives series, RNG published a letter from Daniel, a trans teen whose family had decided to leave the U.S. in hopes of........