What If Staying Stops Feeling Safe? The Fear of Being Trans in America
Many queer and transgender people grew up knowing they were different — and somehow knowing that being discovered could be dangerous. Now,…
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DOJ Settlements Lock NYU Langone and UPMC Out of Trans-Youth Care
NYU Langone and UPMC have become the fifth and sixth major hospital systems to reach DOJ agreements restricting gender-affirming medical care for…
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California’s Six New LGBTQ Protection Laws: What They Mean for Transgender Residents
California’s new six-law LGBTQ package strengthens medical and identity privacy and expands support for transgender veterans, young people and college communities. Here’s…
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Saddle Lake Cree Nation Turns Treaty Rights Into a Shield for Trans Lives
Saddle Lake Cree Nation is invoking Treaty 6 rights and Indigenous sovereignty to establish a safe haven for gender-affirming health care as…
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New Jersey Is Back in the Fight, Challenging Trump Medicaid Ban on Trans-Youth Care
New Jersey is once again taking an active role in defending transgender rights, joining a multistate lawsuit challenging Trump administration restrictions on…
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Mount Sinai Abandons Its Young Trans Patients, Agrees to End Gender-Affirming Care
Mount Sinai has agreed to stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors, despite denying the federal government’s allegations and without any court…
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HHS Links Ordinary Transgender Affirmation to Political Violence
A federally commissioned HHS report associates ordinary transgender-affirming beliefs with authoritarianism and approval of political violence. Its limitations—and parallels with historical patterns…
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New Mexico Says It Will Use State Money to Keep Gender-Affirming Care Available to Trans Youth
New Mexico plans to use state funds to continue covering gender-affirming care for transgender youth after the Trump administration cuts off federal…
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HHS Turns Anti-Trans Report Into Federal Referral List for DOJ Investigations
HHS has referred hospitals, clinics and pharmacies associated with gender-affirming care to federal investigators—even though its own commissioned report admits the insurance…
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DOJ Forces Third Children’s Hospital to End Trans Youth Care as Federal Pressure Campaign Expands
Connecticut Children’s has become the third hospital to abandon transgender healthcare amid an escalating federal campaign targeting gender-affirming care. The decision highlights…
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