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Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors
1 week, 6 days ago

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices unanimously agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy. “In upholding the district court’s flawed decision to temporarily block a duly enacted law, the Supreme Court put …

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Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors

Associated Press  

Follow live updates and analysis on the Supreme Court’s hearing on a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The Biden administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer warned a decision favorable to Tennessee also could be used to justify nationwide restrictions on transgender healthcare for minors. The Biden administration and the families and health care providers …

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
3 weeks, 4 days ago

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Advocates for transgender rights are turning to a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after a presidential election in which Donald Trump and his allies promised to roll back protections for transgender people. “The stakes are high, of course, for transgender adolescents, but also for the parents who are watching their children suffer, who are just trying to do right by …

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A Missouri judge says a law banning surgery, medications for transgender minors is constitutional
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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US appeals court clears way for Florida ban on transgender care for minors
3 months, 4 weeks ago

US appeals court clears way for Florida ban on transgender care for minors

The Independent  

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US appeals court clears way for Florida ban on transgender care for minors
3 months, 4 weeks ago

US appeals court clears way for Florida ban on transgender care for minors

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court Monday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, blocking a lower court order against the ban while the matter is appealed. Florida’s attorneys had conceded during the district court trial that the state cannot stop someone from pursuing a transgender identity, but said it can regulate medical …

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Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek medical care for their children. “We conclude the Legislature made a permissible, rational policy choice to limit the types of available medical procedures for children, particularly in light …

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Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law

LA Times  

LGBTQ+ activists protest the bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth at the Texas Capitol in Austin last year. The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek medical care for their children. “We conclude the Legislature made a …

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Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children tossed out by federal judge
6 months, 1 week ago

Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children tossed out by federal judge

The Independent  

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A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge
6 months, 1 week ago

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming care for transgender minors and severely restricted such treatment for adults, calling the statute unconstitutional. Senior Judge Robert Hinkle said the state went too far when it barred transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments with their parents’ permission. …

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A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender youth is thrown out by a federal judge
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender youth is thrown out by a federal judge

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis, speaking in January, signed the transgender care restrictions last year as he was gearing up for his presidential campaign, which was based largely on such culture wars. “I’m so relieved the court saw there is no medical basis for this law — it was passed just to target transgender people like me and try to push us out …

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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 …

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Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care to go into effect, removing a temporary injunction a judge issued last year. Hanlon’s order also blocked provisions that would prohibit Indiana doctors from communicating with out-of-state doctors about gender-affirming care for their patients younger than 18. Representatives from Indiana University Health Riley Children’s Hospital, the …

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Seattle hospital says Texas attorney general asked for records about transgender care for children
1 year ago

Seattle hospital says Texas attorney general asked for records about transgender care for children

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas, according to court filings that appear to show the Republican going beyond state borders to investigate transgender health care. Ashley Speller, a spokesperson for Seattle Children’s Hospital, said in an emailed statement that it complies …

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Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment
1 year, 2 months ago

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment

Associated Press  

— As Nebraska’s new law restricting gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect this weekend, families with transgender children and the doctors who treat them are steeling themselves for change. Only those minors who have shown “a long-lasting and intense pattern of gender nonconformity or gender dysphoria” would be allowed to start puberty blocking or hormone treatment, and only under …

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Montana judge blocks law to ban hormone and other medical care for transgender minors
1 year, 2 months ago

Montana judge blocks law to ban hormone and other medical care for transgender minors

LA Times  

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana state Capitol in Helena to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in 2021. A Montana law banning hormone treatment and other medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. District Court Judge Jason Marks agreed with transgender youth, their families and …

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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 …

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Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court allowed a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children. Last week, a state district judge ruled the pending law violated the rights of transgender children and their families to seek appropriate medical …

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Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care takes effect as federal judge lifts injunction
1 year, 5 months ago

Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care takes effect as federal judge lifts injunction

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care for young transgender people was restored Friday when a federal judge lifted an injunction he issued last month that had temporarily blocked the restrictions. The latest ruling by U.S. District Judge David Hale means the Kentucky prohibition goes into effect, preventing transgender minors from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Cameron called …

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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 …

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Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of Republican Gov. DeSantis has curtailed transgender medical treatments for minors in the state — often describing the issue in terms that are at odds with the nation’s …

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Missouri terminates emergency rule to limit trans care for minors, some adults
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri terminates emergency rule to limit trans care for minors, some adults

Associated Press  

— Missouri officials on Tuesday abruptly terminated an unusual emergency rule proposed by the Republican attorney general that would have placed limits on transgender care for minors and some adults. The move was announced without explanation on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website, which said: “This emergency rule terminated effective May 16, 2023.” The rule pushed by Attorney General Andrew …

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Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 8 months ago

Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican lawmakers in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to roll back LGBTQ rights. The Kansas House voted 70-52 to pass a bill requiring the state’s medical board to revoke the licenses of doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors, even though many professionals …

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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 …

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