Missouri governor pushes ban on kids’ gender-affirming care
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri governor pushes ban on kids’ gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican governor on Thursday said he’s ready to force lawmakers to keep working if they do not send him bills putting limits on transgender kids’ health care and participation in sports by the session’s upcoming end. Parson’s last-minute push comes amid widespread support for those bills in both the GOP-led House and Senate but disagreement over the best approach. “We’ve done our work, and everything else is hypothetical.” House Speaker Dean Plocher said his chamber’s version is “far more conservative.” He bristled at the expectation that the House follow the lead of the Senate, where power is less consolidated and controversial bills rarely pass without compromise. In the Senate, where the Democratic minority holds more negotiating power, lawmakers agreed to allow kids whose gender-affirming treatment is already underway to continue receiving that health care.

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"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"
2 weeks ago

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"

Salon  

The Supreme Court last week appeared likely to support a contentious Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral argument in one of the most pivotal cases for transgender rights in the nation's history. "We think it would be sufficient for the Court to recognize that a law that on its face says you …

Ohio’s GOP governor signs bill restricting trans students’ bathroom use
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ohio’s GOP governor signs bill restricting trans students’ bathroom use

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. The Republican-backed measure — labeled the "Protect All Students Act" — requires public and …

Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for minors upheld by judge
4 weeks ago

Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for minors upheld by judge

CNN  

CNN — A Missouri judge upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors Monday, a victory for opponents of the practice in a continuing nationwide battle over transgender issues. The 2023 law known as Senate Bill 49 prohibits the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery in people under the age of 18 to treat gender dysphoria, defined …

A Missouri judge says a law banning surgery, medications for transgender minors is constitutional
4 weeks ago

A Missouri judge says a law banning surgery, medications for transgender minors is constitutional

Associated Press  

— A Missouri court on Monday upheld a new state law that bans some gender-affirming health care for minors, a victory for supporters of the ban as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case on the issue next week. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a statement that Missouri is the “first state in the nation to successfully …

Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature and heads to governor
1 month, 1 week ago

Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature and heads to governor

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. It requires the schools to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the exclusive use” of either males and females, based on one’s gender assigned at or near birth, in …

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills
8 months, 1 week ago

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ governor on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a “vague” bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion. In rejecting an attempt to have Kansas join at least 24 other states in banning or restricting …

Kansas is close to banning gender-affirming care for minors as GOP leaders seek the last vote
9 months, 1 week ago

Kansas is close to banning gender-affirming care for minors as GOP leaders seek the last vote

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican legislators in Kansas are close to banning gender-affirming care for minors over the Democratic governor’s expected veto after winning over previously skeptical GOP colleagues, fueling fears that success will encourage further attempts to roll back transgender rights. Kansas lawmakers attempted to pass a ban last year, but GOP supporters in the Senate failed to override Kelly’s …

Georgia restricted transgender care for youth in 2023. Now Republicans are seeking an outright ban
9 months, 1 week ago

Georgia restricted transgender care for youth in 2023. Now Republicans are seeking an outright ban

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A year ago, Georgia lawmakers said they were striking a balance when they banned most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18, but let doctors continue prescribing puberty blockers and let minors then receiving hormone replacement therapies continue. Watson, a physician, had said last year that allowing the use of puberty blockers was a …

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling over how best to care for them. The new law bans gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies, and restricts mental health care for transgender individuals under 18. Sen. Kristina Roegner, a Republican …

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills
11 months ago

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Republican-led South Carolina House overwhelmingly approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of like-minded proposals. But Republican South Carolina Rep. John McCravy, a co-sponsor of the bill, said Wednesday that “unpublished evidence” shows puberty blockers increase self-harm and decried the banned treatments as irreversible. …

Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted
11 months, 1 week ago

Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted

Associated Press  

Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some cases, adults — returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits. Last year’s limits included a Florida law that has made it nearly impossible for many transgender adults in the state …

Ohio House overrides Republican governor’s veto of ban on gender affirming care for minors
11 months, 1 week ago

Ohio House overrides Republican governor’s veto of ban on gender affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Republican-dominated Ohio House voted Wednesday to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors and restricting transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move LGBTQ+ activists say would severely restrict the everyday lives of transgender youth in the state. The proposals include mandating a “contractual relationship” with medical care …

Missouri GOP leaders say LGBTQ+ issues will take a back seat to child care, education policy in 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri GOP leaders say LGBTQ+ issues will take a back seat to child care, education policy in 2024

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s five-month annual legislative session began Wednesday with top Republicans prioritizing education and child-care policies over additional laws directed at LBGTQ+ people. And House Majority Floor Leader Jonathan Patterson said proposals dealing with drag shows, LGBTQ+ discussions in schools and library books will take a back seat to top priorities that include expanding access to child care as well …

Ohio Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports
1 year ago

Ohio Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Republican-backed proposal that would drastically affect how LGBTQ youth in Ohio live their everyday lives cleared the state Senate on Wednesday, despite adamant opposition from parents, medical providers and education professionals who call it cruel and potentially life threatening. State senators, by a vote of 24-8, approved a multifaceted bill that would ban gender-affirming care for …

Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law
1 year, 3 months ago

Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to minors for the purpose of gender transition, citing a new state law that one clinic says “creates unsustainable liability” for health care workers. Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital on Monday announced it stopped providing those services, and a …

Missouri law banning minors from beginning gender-affirming treatments takes effect
1 year, 3 months ago

Missouri law banning minors from beginning gender-affirming treatments takes effect

Associated Press  

— Two new laws restricting the access of transgender youth in Missouri to gender-affirming health care and school sports took effect Monday. LGBTQ+ advocates who sued to overturn the health care law were dealt a blow last week when a judge allowed the law to take effect as the court challenge plays out. HEALTH CARE The health care law prohibits …

Missouri law banning minors from beginning gender-affirming treatments takes effect
1 year, 3 months ago

Missouri law banning minors from beginning gender-affirming treatments takes effect

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two new laws restricting the …

Missouri judge says ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect on Monday
1 year, 3 months ago

Missouri judge says ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect on Monday

The Independent  

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Rulings in Texas, Missouri jumble again where US transgender youth can receive treatment
1 year, 3 months ago

Rulings in Texas, Missouri jumble again where US transgender youth can receive treatment

Associated Press  

— A judge on Friday ruled against Texas’ ban on gender-affirming health care for minors while a separate judge in Missouri let a similar ban take effect, jumbling again where in the U.S. transgender youth can receive treatment. In a statement, the Texas attorney general’s office said it would “continue to enforce the laws duly enacted by the Texas Legislature …

See which states are poised to rule next on transgender health care restrictions
1 year, 3 months ago

See which states are poised to rule next on transgender health care restrictions

Associated Press  

— Courts nationwide are delivering a mixed verdict on the future of state laws restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, as legal battles ramp up over the historic wave of bans enacted this year. Here’s a look at recent developments in the cases and where laws on transgender health care stand: THE LATEST RULINGS A Texas judge on Friday …

Court battle begins over Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for minors
1 year, 4 months ago

Court battle begins over Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for minors

The Independent  

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Families sue to block Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming health care for kids
1 year, 4 months ago

Families sue to block Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming health care for kids

Associated Press  

— Families of transgender children on Tuesday sued to block a new Missouri law banning gender-affirming health care for minors from taking effect as scheduled on Aug. 28. The law will prohibit Missouri health care providers from providing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries to minors. Lambda Legal attorney Nora Huppert in a statement said letting the law take effect …

Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bans
1 year, 5 months ago

Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bans

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee temporarily blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth Wednesday, handing down the rulings shortly before the statutes were set to go into effect. In both Kentucky and Tennessee, the judges blocked portions of the law that would have banned transgender youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. …

Ohio House passes bans on transgender student athletes and gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 6 months ago

Ohio House passes bans on transgender student athletes and gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Minors in Ohio would be prohibited from receiving gender-affirming care and transgender student-athletes would be banned from participating in girls’ and women’s sports under a multifaceted proposal that cleared the state’s Republican-dominated House on Wednesday. These aren’t the first attempts at such proposals by Ohio’s Legislature — a gender-affirming care ban, which “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider testified …

Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports
1 year, 6 months ago

Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports

Associated Press  

— Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be limited from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries — as well as some school sports teams — under bills signed Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor. “Today, Governor Parson showed just how little Missouri’s state government values LGBTQ+ lives and, in particular, transgender and gender-expansive youth,” said Shira …

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

The Independent  

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Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses
1 year, 7 months ago

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses

Associated Press  

A federal judge is considering whether to block Florida’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, as bills targeting the rights of trans people are being embraced by Republican governors and statehouses across the country. Here’s what’s happening: FLORIDA’S RESTRICTIONS Attorneys for the parents of three transgender children appeared before a federal judge in Florida on Friday, seeking to …

Republicans push surge of laws targeting transgender people in US
1 year, 7 months ago

Republicans push surge of laws targeting transgender people in US

Al Jazeera  

A rush of legislation targeting transgender people has been introduced – and in some cases passed – in state legislatures across the United States as the topic has become a Republican priority. Most recently, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to announce his bid to be the Republican presidential nominee, signed bills that ban gender-affirming care for minors, restrict …

Texas Legislature approves ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas Legislature approves ban on gender-affirming care for minors

LA Times  

Texas would become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill sent Wednesday night to Republican Gov. Earlier on Wednesday, the Texas House also gave preliminary approval to a bill that puts restrictions on transgender college athletes. Trans rights activists have disrupted the Texas House with protests from the chamber gallery, which have led to state …

Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state

Associated Press  

— Missouri lawmakers approved two bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming health care for minors, and prevent transgender girls and women from participating on female sports teams. They want to make it about party politics by zipping my lips.” As the bills cleared the Republican-controlled Legislature, a City Council committee in Kansas City opened a hearing on a resolution to designate …

Ohio House advances transgender student-athlete ban for girls’ and women’s sports
1 year, 7 months ago

Ohio House advances transgender student-athlete ban for girls’ and women’s sports

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A ban on transgender student-athletes playing on girls and women’s sports teams in Ohio cleared a House education panel along partisan lines Wednesday, the latest attempt at such a measure first introduced by Republican lawmakers in 2021. The proposal would require K-12 schools as well as universities to designate “separate teams” for male and female sexes, but …

Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care
1 year, 7 months ago

Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care

Associated Press  

— A Missouri judge on Monday temporarily blocked a unique rule that would require adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill other requirements before they could receive gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery. Wilcox’ statement called it “a win for transgender Missourians over an unprecedented attempt by the Attorney General to …

Missouri judge to rule on strict trans health care limits
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri judge to rule on strict trans health care limits

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Missouri judge is expected …

Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

Associated Press  

— Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids Friday when its Republican governor signed legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave “blood” on their hands. The bill “protects Montana children from permanent, life-altering medical procedures until they are adults, mature enough to make such serious decisions,” Gianforte …

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans
1 year, 8 months ago

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — As a third grader in Utah, mandolin-playing math whiz Elle Palmer said aloud what she had only before sensed, telling a friend she planned to transfer schools the following year and hoped her new classmates would see her as a girl. “My body’s basically this ticking time bomb, just sitting there waiting for it to go …

Missouri House votes to limit transgender student athletes
1 year, 8 months ago

Missouri House votes to limit transgender student athletes

Associated Press  

— Transgender girls and women would no longer be allowed to play on the same team as other girls and women under a bill passed Monday in Missouri’s Republican-led House. Republican bill sponsor Rep. Jamie Burger, of Benton, said allowing transgender girls to play with other girls will “wipe out female sports as we know it.” “Biological males are bigger. …

Montana governor supports transgender minor health care ban
1 year, 8 months ago

Montana governor supports transgender minor health care ban

Associated Press  

— Montana’s Republican governor indicated Monday he would sign a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, but he suggested changes to make it clear that public funds could not be used to pay for surgery or hormone treatments for youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Gianforte said he had met with transgender youth and adults, understands that their …

Transgender adults brace for treatment cutoffs in Missouri
1 year, 8 months ago

Transgender adults brace for treatment cutoffs in Missouri

Associated Press  

Ellie Bridgman spent her Thursday night shift at a local gas station in Union, Missouri, planning for the day she’ll lose access to gender-affirming treatments the transgender and nonbinary 23-year-old credits with making “life worth living.” A first-of-its-kind emergency rule introduced this week by Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey will impose numerous restrictions on both adults and children before …

Missouri rules part of rapid push to limit trans health care
1 year, 8 months ago

Missouri rules part of rapid push to limit trans health care

Associated Press  

— The push to restrict health care for transgender people has expanded beyond children, with Missouri placing new limits on gender-affirming care for both adults and minors. The rules announced Thursday by Missouri’s Republican attorney general place several new restrictions on when someone could receive gender-affirming care. There’s also been a resurgence this year of bills prohibiting transgender people from …

Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors, adults
1 year, 8 months ago

Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors, adults

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s attorney general announced new restrictions Thursday on gender-affirming care for adults in addition to minors in a move that is believed to be a first nationally and has advocacy groups threatening to sue. “The Attorney General’s so-called emergency rule is based on distorted, misleading, and debunked claims and ignores the overwhelming body of scientific and medical evidence supporting …

SC senators advance ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 8 months ago

SC senators advance ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — About five dozen advocates for transgender youth rallied outside the South Carolina State House as Republican senators joined their conservative counterparts nationwide in advancing a ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. Matt Sharp, a senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, a national Christian conservative advocacy group, said it “would protect children and parents from being …

GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky
1 year, 8 months ago

GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people — from banning access to gender-affirming health care to restricting the bathrooms they can use. In praising the veto override, David Walls, executive director of The Family Foundation, said …

Montana bill to deny care for transgender minors passes
1 year, 8 months ago

Montana bill to deny care for transgender minors passes

Associated Press  

— A Montana bill to deny gender-affirming medical care to young transgender residents passed a final vote in the state Senate on Wednesday, which sends the measure to Republican Gov. “Montana lawmakers seem hellbent on joining the growing roster of states determined to jeopardize the health and lives of transgender youth, in direct opposition to the overwhelming body of scientific …

Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure
1 year, 8 months ago

Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Democratic governor issued an election-year veto Friday of a sweeping Republican bill aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths that includes banning access to gender-affirming health care and restricting the bathrooms they can use. Andy Beshear said in a written veto message that the bill allows “too much government interference in personal healthcare issues and …

Missouri Senate OKs limits on transgender treatments, sports
1 year, 9 months ago

Missouri Senate OKs limits on transgender treatments, sports

Associated Press  

— Missouri youths no longer could receive gender-affirming treatments under a bill passed Thursday by the state Senate. The bill also would ban the federal low-income health care program Medicaid from paying for gender-affirming treatments for adults and prohibit gender-affirming surgeries for Missouri prisoners and inmates. Democratic Sen. Greg Razer, the only openly gay senator in the state, called the …

Debate on Nebraska gender-affirming care bill gets combative
1 year, 9 months ago

Debate on Nebraska gender-affirming care bill gets combative

Associated Press  

— Debate that began Tuesday on a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors, which led one lawmaker to stage an epic weekslong filibuster, quickly grew contentious, with supporters and opponents angrily voicing their frustration and admonishing each other for a lack of collegiality. The bill introduced by Republican Sen. Kathleen Kauth, a freshman lawmaker in the officially-nonpartisan state …

Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions
1 year, 9 months ago

Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions

Associated Press  

— The Missouri Senate advanced a pair of bills to prohibit gender-transitioning health care treatments for minors and restrict them from competing in sports, a hard-fought GOP win Tuesday following intense pressure from protesters to act. “What we got is a good start,” said Republican Sen. Mike Moon, who The measures reflect a national push led by Republicans to restrict …

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 9 months ago

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

Firstpost  

The rule will require an 18-month waiting period, 15-hour-long therapy sessions and treatment of any mental illnesses before Missouri doctors can provide that kind of care to transgender children Jefferson City: Missouri’s Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the …

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 9 months ago

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the practice for children completely. “Research shows that discrimination has adverse effects on the health and well-being of transgender people.” The rule appears to be aimed at helping children who might …

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