Transgender Health

Trans-rights activists protest outside the House chamber at the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City before the 2023 State of the State address.

Statewide

Activists worry that Trump will bulldoze trans rights. Here's how they're preparing

Jaclyn Diaz

Trump's campaign promised policies targeting the transgender community once he's in office. LGBTQ groups face fear, anxiety and uncertainty as they prep for an anticipated challenging four years.

The treatments banned by the law — including puberty blockers and hormone therapies — are still available for cisgender youth.

Statewide

Federal appeals court upholds Indiana’s trans youth gender-affirming care ban

Lauren Chapman

Indiana’s 2023 law shares nearly identical language to Tennessee’s ban, which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in December.

In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids

Selena Simmons-Duffin, Hilary Fung

The Supreme Court will hear a case on gender-affirming care in the next term after a flurry of legislation. Lower courts have come to conflicting conclusions when these bans were challenged.