Judge orders Trump administration to return two transgender inmates to women’s prisons
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Judge orders Trump administration to return two transgender inmates to women’s prisons

The Hindu  

A judge on Wednesday ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer two transgender women inmates back to federal women’s prisons after they had been sent to men’s facilities in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order that truncated transgender protections. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington issued a preliminary injunction after the women were added as plaintiffs in ongoing litigation over the impact of Trump’s executive order on transgender women in federal prisons. Mr. Lamberth ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons to “immediately transfer” the two women – identified in court papers by the pseudonyms Rachel and Ellen Doe – back to women’s facilities and said the agency must continue to provide them with hormone therapy treatment for gender dysphoria. Mr. Lamberth has yet to rule in a lawsuit filed last week by three other inmates – a transgender woman housed in a men’s prison and two transgender men housed in women’s prisons.

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Judge orders Trump administration to return two transgender inmates to women’s prisons
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3 days, 8 hours ago

Judge orders Trump administration to return two transgender inmates to women’s prisons

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A judge on Wednesday ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer two transgender women inmates back to federal women’s prisons after they had been sent to men’s facilities in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order that truncated transgender protections. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington issued a preliminary injunction after the women were …

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
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4 days, 4 hours ago

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for his sweeping agenda. Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump's order to exclude transgender …

U.S. judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban
4 days, 5 hours ago

U.S. judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban

The Hindu  

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the U.S. military from enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order barring transgender people from military service while a lawsuit by 20 current and would-be service members challenging the measure goes forward. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington found that Mr. Trump's January 27 order, one of several issued by the Republican President …

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
4 days, 5 hours ago

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for his sweeping agenda. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump’s order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights. Reyes said she …

Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s ban on transgender service members, saying it’s ‘soaked in animus’
5 days, 4 hours ago

Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s ban on transgender service members, saying it’s ‘soaked in animus’

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members, dealing a major defeat to a controversial policy the president resurrected from his first term. The guidance said the military would kick out transgender service members who don’t meet specific requirements under its new policy. “Service members who have a current diagnosis or history …

Trump's restriction of gender-affirming care for trans youth hits another hurdle
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump's restriction of gender-affirming care for trans youth hits another hurdle

Salon  

President Trump's executive order that ends federal funds for health providers who treat transgender youth has been blocked by a federal judge in Seattle. Trump's executive order targets hospitals that offer gender-transition treatment for people under 19, The New York Times reported. "The court's holding here is not about the policy goals that President Trump seeks to to advance; rather, …

Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week
1 month ago

Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week

NPR  

Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP The Bureau of Prisons is pushing ahead with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities corresponding to their sex at birth. The move is already being challenged A lawsuit filed late Friday afternoon by …

Judge Blasts Trump DOJ for Transgender Executive Order
1 month ago

Judge Blasts Trump DOJ for Transgender Executive Order

Huff Post  

US Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Nicolas Talbott, plaintiff of the case, speaks outside the William B. Bryant Annex of the US Courthouse in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2025. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes pressed U.S. Attorney Jason Lynch, who is defending the administration, about the January directive, which sought to “prioritize military excellence and readiness” by prohibiting transgender people …

Second federal judge issues restraining order on Trump's executive order on gender-affirming care
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1 month, 1 week ago

Second federal judge issues restraining order on Trump's executive order on gender-affirming care

Firstpost  

The ruling came one day after a federal judge in Baltimore temporarily halted the executive order in response to a second case filed by families with transgender or nonbinary children People celebrate outside a Seattle federal courthouse after a second federal judge paused President Donald Trump's order against gender-affirming care for youth in Seattle. AP On Friday, another federal court …

Judge halts Trump order barring gender-affirming care for transgender teens
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1 month, 1 week ago

Judge halts Trump order barring gender-affirming care for transgender teens

Al Jazeera  

The judge’s temporary restraining order is a setback for Trump’s efforts to roll back transgender rights and services. A coalition of 13 state attorneys general, including New York’s Letitia James, also called on healthcare providers to continue providing necessary services to transgender youth, calling Trump’s order discriminatory. “The Trump administration’s recent Executive Order is wrong on the science and the …

Two transgender girls sue to challenge Trump’s executive order banning them from girls’ school sports
1 month, 1 week ago

Two transgender girls sue to challenge Trump’s executive order banning them from girls’ school sports

CNN  

CNN — Two transgender girls who attend high school in New Hampshire challenged the Trump administration’s recent executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ sports, according to a court filing. The teens, Parker Tirrell, 16, and Iris Turmelle, 15, previously sued New Hampshire education officials over a state law prohibiting them from competing on girls’ sports …

Trump's defense department backs down after trans soldier sues: report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's defense department backs down after trans soldier sues: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's efforts to target transgender people working in government, including the military, took a hit late Wednesday when the Defense Department backed down and allowed a transgender woman soldier to return to the women's barracks. In the argument, Trump's new Justice Department claimed that even if the effort "was motivated by animus," Trump should still be able to target …

Is Donald Trump rolling back transgender rights faster than ever?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Is Donald Trump rolling back transgender rights faster than ever?

Firstpost  

Since returning to office, US President Donald Trump has enacted a series of executive orders that significantly curtail transgender rights in the US. Restrictions on identity documentation Trump’s executive order also instructed federal agencies to stop issuing passports with gender markers that do not align with the newly defined binary standard. The executive order claims that being transgender “conflicts with …

Judge blocks transfers of 3 transgender women to men’s prison
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge blocks transfers of 3 transgender women to men’s prison

LA Times  

A federal judge has temporarily blocked prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men’s facilities and terminating their access to hormone therapy under an executive order signed by President Trump. The judge is presiding over a lawsuit filed on behalf of three transgender women who were housed in women’s facilities before Trump signed the order Jan. 20, his …

Trump can’t move trans women to men’s prisons or deny gender-affirming care, judge rules
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump can’t move trans women to men’s prisons or deny gender-affirming care, judge rules

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal judge has blocked Donald Trump’s administration from forcing …

'We do not exist anymore': New prison rules ban female clothing for trans women
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'We do not exist anymore': New prison rules ban female clothing for trans women

NPR  

'We do not exist anymore': New prison rules ban female clothing for trans women toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Transgender women in federal prisons are being told to hand over any female-identifying clothing and other commissary items, like women's razors and hair care, according to a new Bureau of Prisons policy obtained by NPR. The new rules are being implemented after …

Judge blocks Trump's executive order to move transgender women to men's prisons
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge blocks Trump's executive order to move transgender women to men's prisons

India Today  

A US judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from moving transgender women to men's prisons and ending their gender-affirming care. In a broad ruling temporarily halting an executive order that Trump, a Republican, signed on his first day back in office on Jan. 20, US District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington found that three transgender inmates who sued …

Judge to rule on bid to block transfers of 3 trans inmates to men’s prison
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge to rule on bid to block transfers of 3 trans inmates to men’s prison

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on a request to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men’s facilities and terminating their access to hormone therapy under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C. said he plans to issue a written ruling after …

Judge blocks federal prison system from moving three transgender women to men’s prisons
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge blocks federal prison system from moving three transgender women to men’s prisons

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its anti-trans prison policy against three transgender women currently housed in women’s facilities at federal prisons. Tuesday’s ruling from US District Judge Royce Lamberth represents another legal setback for a divisive executive order issued by President Donald Trump on his first day in office. Among other things, the …

Trump's actions on transgender rights: What you need to know
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's actions on transgender rights: What you need to know

India Today  

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. In one executive order, he asserted “medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child’s sex.” That’s a dramatic reversal of the policies of former …

Things to know about how Trump’s policies target transgender people
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Things to know about how Trump’s policies target transgender people

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. In one executive order, he asserted “medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child’s sex.” That’s a dramatic reversal of the policies of former …

Three Transgender Women Sue Trump Administration Over ‘Life Or Death’ Prison Transfer Plan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Three Transgender Women Sue Trump Administration Over ‘Life Or Death’ Prison Transfer Plan

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three incarcerated transgender women sued the Trump administration on Thursday, alleging that the president’s executive order directing government officials to move them to men’s prisons and cut off their access to health care violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law. In the days following Trump’s executive order, lawyers and advocates told HuffPost that trans women in BOP …

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Transfer Of Trans Woman To Men's Prison
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Transfer Of Trans Woman To Men's Prison

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge temporarily blocked prison officials from moving a transgender woman to a men’s prison and cutting off her access to gender-affirming care. The temporary restraining order issued on Sunday from U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole prevents part of President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring there are only “two sexes” from going into immediate effect. …

Trans community fears Trump's actions will upend legal precedent on prison protections
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trans community fears Trump's actions will upend legal precedent on prison protections

NPR  

Trans community fears Trump's actions will upend legal precedent on prison protections toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP Dee Farmer knows all too well what could happen when a trans woman is placed in a prison for men: abuse and assault from prisoners and frequent indifference from prison officials to stop it. toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP The Trump administration is already moving …

Transgender woman sues Trump over transfer to men's prison
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Transgender woman sues Trump over transfer to men's prison

Raw Story  

A transgender woman inmate serving her sentence in a women's federal prison sued the Trump administration on Sunday, arguing that Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's recent executive order narrowly defining sex violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment, is "motivated by discriminatory animus" toward trans people, and forces "dangerous transfers to men's facilities." A redacted copy of the …

Trans Woman Sues Trump Administration Over Plan To Move Her To Men’s Prison
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trans Woman Sues Trump Administration Over Plan To Move Her To Men’s Prison

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Several trans women incarcerated in federal women’s facilities have been moved into isolation and notified they will be transferred to men’s facilities, advocates told HuffPost. A.D. Lewis, an attorney at the Prison Law Office, a nonprofit law firm that focuses on constitutional protections for trans people, estimates there are fewer than 10 trans women in federal women’s …

Transgender inmate sues Trump over executive order barring gender-affirming care in federal prisons
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Transgender inmate sues Trump over executive order barring gender-affirming care in federal prisons

Firstpost  

The lawsuit seems to be the first of its kind filed nationwide to challenge an order that directs the federal government to recognise only two biologically distinct sexes, male and female. A transgender woman serving in a federal prison has filed a lawsuit arguing that President Donald Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. government to recognise only two, unchangeable sexes …

What to know about President Donald Trump’s order targeting the rights of transgender people
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to know about President Donald Trump’s order targeting the rights of transgender people

Associated Press  

An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people nationwide. “I can’t see any logically coherent way to interpret the definition in this executive order, given the addition of the phrase ‘at conception.’” Bergstrom said a scientific …

Trump orders federal agencies to recognize only two sexes that are ‘not changeable’
2 months ago

Trump orders federal agencies to recognize only two sexes that are ‘not changeable’

LA Times  

President Trump signed executive orders Monday asserting that the U.S. government recognizes only two sexes that are “not changeable,” and reversing Biden administration directives on LGBTQ+ rights. Trump’s directive also calls for federal agencies to eliminate any statements or policies “that promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology,” which it defines as “an ever-shifting concept of self-assessed gender identity, permitting the …

Female inmates say they fear transgender cellmates and urge Donald Trump to overturn 'unconstitutional policy'
2 months ago

Female inmates say they fear transgender cellmates and urge Donald Trump to overturn 'unconstitutional policy'

Daily Mail  

Female federal prisoners are pinning their hopes on Donald Trump to get them away from 'sex pests' who identify as women to get into their cellblocks and assault them. Rhonda Fleming, 58, argued that she and other biological women live in constant fear of attack and stress over having to interact with and undress in front of inmates with male …

Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Often they have to sue to get it
2 years, 4 months ago

Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Often they have to sue to get it

NPR  

Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Gender-affirming care can include "puberty suppression, hormone therapy, and gender-affirming surgeries among others," according to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Sponsor Message Civil rights groups, such as Lambda Legal and the ACLU, have been involved in lawsuits in recent years on behalf of transgender inmates struggling to access gender-affirming medical care. …

Justice Secretary signals policy reforms on transgender prisoners
2 years, 5 months ago

Justice Secretary signals policy reforms on transgender prisoners

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Transgender prisoners with male genitalia should no longer be held …

Trans women in female jails policy is lawful, High Court rules
3 years, 8 months ago

Trans women in female jails policy is lawful, High Court rules

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. FDJ’s lawyers argued that housing trans women in the female prison estate “exposes female prisoners to …

California prisons grapple with hundreds of transgender inmates requesting new housing
3 years, 11 months ago

California prisons grapple with hundreds of transgender inmates requesting new housing

LA Times  

Jasmine Jones, a legal assistant at the Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project in San Francisco, has been in touch with people held in women’s prisons who have concerns about a new law that allows inmates to be housed based on their gender identity. When asked whether inmates in the men’s prisons trying to manipulate the transfer system has been …

Trump administration considers elimination of transgender recognition
6 years, 5 months ago

Trump administration considers elimination of transgender recognition

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump administration is considering revoking civil rights protections for …

Transgender woman 'raped at men's prison' hours after judge blocked move
6 years, 10 months ago

Transgender woman 'raped at men's prison' hours after judge blocked move

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A transgender inmate says …

Transgender woman in all-male prison goes on hunger strike after government fails to recognise her gender
7 years, 1 month ago

Transgender woman in all-male prison goes on hunger strike after government fails to recognise her gender

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A transgender woman in an all-male prison has gone on …

US court rejects Trump's bid to stop transgender military enlistment
7 years, 3 months ago

US court rejects Trump's bid to stop transgender military enlistment

ABP News  

Washington D.C., Dec 22 : A federal appeals court in Virginia has ruled against the Trump administration's efforts to delay accepting transgender recruits into the military. The United States Defense Department has allowed the military to begin accepting transgender recruits starting January 1 next year, following a federal court ruling in the matter. Outlining how the military will process transgender …

Pentagon preparing to accept transgender applicants
7 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon preparing to accept transgender applicants

CNN  

Story highlights Trump announced a transgender ban in August but it is yet to be implemented Last month, a second federal judge blocked enforcement of Trump's ban Washington CNN — The Defense Department is taking steps to receive transgender recruits into the ranks as soon as January 1, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “The Deputy Secretary of Defense and Vice Chairman …

Donald Trump's ban on transgender military personnel: Second federal judge rules against president's order
7 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump's ban on transgender military personnel: Second federal judge rules against president's order

Firstpost  

Second federal judge on Tuesday ruled against Trump’s ban on transgender military personnel, further undermining his order by saying Pentagon-funded sex reassignment surgeries can continue to go ahead Washington: A second federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military personnel, further undermining his order by saying Pentagon-funded sex reassignment surgeries can continue to go ahead. …

US judge blocks Trump’s military transgender ban
7 years, 4 months ago

US judge blocks Trump’s military transgender ban

Al Jazeera  

LGBTQ activists welcome decision by a US district court as a victory for transgender rights. A US federal judge has barred President Donald Trump‘s administration from enforcing plans to exclude transgender people from serving in the country’s armed forces. https://t.co/p0S9y7RZ8Q — Ryan Thoreson October 30, 2017 The American Civil Liberties Union said federal courts are “recognising what everyone already knows …

Placing a transgender woman in a men's prison is a cruel punishment
9 years ago

Placing a transgender woman in a men's prison is a cruel punishment

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "For the first two or three …

In a first, California agrees to pay for transgender inmate’s sex reassignment
9 years, 7 months ago

In a first, California agrees to pay for transgender inmate’s sex reassignment

LA Times  

California is first in the nation to agree to pay for a transgender inmate’s sex reassignment operation, but the state’s settlement of a recent court case sidesteps the question of whether such surgery is a constitutional right. The agreement to settle Quine’s federal lawsuit seeking the surgery was announced late Friday, with a brief statement from the corrections department that …

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