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New York Attorney General Tells Hospitals to Continue Transgender Care after Trump's Executive Order
New York's attorney general told hospitals they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for treatments.
Congresswoman Nancy Mace Drops Transphobic Slurs on Floor of Congress
On Wednesday, congresswoman Nancy Mace renewed her strident anti-trans rhetoric in a hearing on Capitol Hill by repeatedly using a slur.
Families and Doctors Sue over Trump's Order to Halt Funding for Gender-Affirming Care
Seven families with transgender or nonbinary children filed a lawsuit Tuesday over President Donald Trump's executive order to halt federal support for gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19.
Republican Congresswoman Trolls First Elected Trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride
Republicans are finding it fair game to attack Delaware congresswoman Sarah McBride on the floor of Congress by purposely misgendering her.
Idaho State Lawmakers Take Aim at Marriage Equality
Republican state representatives in Idaho approved a resolution to call on the Supreme Court to roll back national equal marriage rights — but even some Republicans voted against the measure.
Flu Season in the US is the Most Intense It's Been in at Least 15 Years
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.
For High School Sports, Decisions Loom: Follow Trump or State Law on Transgender Athletes
Associations in some states signaled they may defy the president's order, but others were taking a wait-and-see approach.
Trump Policies on Gender-Affirming Care and Passports for Transgender People Challenged in Court
Two of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people face court challenges filed Friday.
Trans Opera? Trans Comic Book? Trump Administration, Musk Spread Claims about USAID
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, misleading information is being pushed on social media, much of it by the administration and Elon Musk.
Trump Administration Withdraws Support for Transgender Minors in Tennessee Case at the Supreme Court
The federal government no longer backs transgender minors and their families in Tennessee who are challenging a state ban on gender-affirming care.
Georgia Lawmakers Advance a Bill to Prevent Transgender Women from Competing in Women's Sports
The bill would also require people to use changing areas, locker rooms and sleeping quarters according to their sex assigned at birth. It passed 35-17, with support from two Democrats.
Passport Applications Got More Complicated for Transgender Americans under New Trump Policy
The passport policy is among several actions Trump has taken since returning to office that could stifle rights and legal recognition of transgender, intersex and nonbinary people.
More GOP-Led States Seek to Follow Trump's Lead in Defining Male and Female
Alabama and a small but growing number of other GOP-led states are pushing to enact more laws this year following President Donald Trump's executive order declaring there are two sexes and rejecting the idea that people can transition to another gender.
Director of Fiji National Women's Rugby Axed Following 'Gay Problem' Comments
The newly hired director of the Fiji Rugby Union had barely assumed her duties when she was let go after she declared there was a "gay problem" with the country's women's team.
San Jose State and Penn Face Inquiries in Trump Crackdown on Transgender Athletes
The Trump administration is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on women's teams, the Education Department said Thursday.
NCAA Changes Transgender Policy to Limit Women's Competition to Athletes Assigned Female at Birth
The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women's sports to athletes assigned female at birth only.
Uganda's LGBTQ+ Community Faces Anxiety and Uncertainty after U.S. Aid Freeze
A non-profit organization supporting LGBTQ people in Uganda says its work is being threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump's suspension of foreign aid.
Trump Administration Plans to Pressure the IOC to Come Up with a Uniform Transgender Athlete Ban
President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International Olympic Committee.
Protesters in Cities Across the US Rally Against Trump's Policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk
Demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's early actions, decrying everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and more.
Argentina's President Bans Gender-Affirming Care for People Under Age 18
Argentina's president has signed a decree banning gender-affirming care for people under age 18, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday.