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Missouri court delays restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors and adults
The emergency rule from the state attorney general has been halted until May 1, as a Missouri judge considers a lawsuit seeking a longer temporary restraining order.
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Many LGBTQ+ Americans are unable to pay bills, keep savings or hold bank accounts, survey shows
The survey’s findings align with years of research that LGBTQ+ people experience poverty at high rates, and investigates new aspects of queer economic insecurity.
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Anti-trans sports bans would violate Title IX under proposed Education Department rule
The proposal, which still allows schools to restrict trans students’ sports access in competitive teams, comes as 20 states have passed legislation banning trans students from sports that match their gender identity.
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Exclusive: Trans students and their parents ask Education Department leaders to help them fight anti-LGBTQ+ bills
Families of trans youth spoke with top officials at the Education Department about their hopes and fears as anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation ramps up.
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Exclusive: Democrats reintroduce federal Trans Bill of Rights as GOP tries to advance restrictions
The legislation declares that the federal government has a duty to protect trans and nonbinary people as they experience discrimination in their day-to-day lives.
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Montana bill aimed at strictly defining sex would exclude transgender people
The effort is part of a growing trend across the country to narrowly define sex, leaving out transgender and non-conforming people from as many areas of the law as possible.
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Nashville shooting suspect’s gender sets attack apart from most mass shootings
Several conservative and far-right media figures are using the shooter’s reported transgender identity to shift the conversation away from gun control.
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Nebraska filibuster over trans rights echoes Wendy Davis’ 2013 abortion standoff
State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh’s legislative blockade reflects how advocates for and against trans rights often rely on the playbook used in fights over abortion access.
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Trans youth in Florida can no longer start gender-affirming care, pushing families toward difficult decisions
A Florida board of medicine rule is now in effect, barring gender-affirming care for minors who have not yet begun treatment. A legal challenge in federal court is expected.
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Oklahoma legislature censures nonbinary lawmaker as proposed gender-affirming care bans move forward
State Rep. Mauree Turner says the penalty is the latest example of being ostracized amid ongoing targeting of transgender rights in the Oklahoma state legislature.