Tag: transgender
Senate Clears Defense Bill Denying Transgender Care to Minors
The annual defense bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military programs would deny transgender health coverage to minors. It no [...]
House Passes Defense Bill Denying Transgender Health Coverage for Minors
The $883.7 billion measure was approved over the opposition of most Democrats, who rejected a provision inserted by Republicans to deny the coverage t [...]
Supreme Court Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care
The justices heard arguments on Wednesday over whether Tennessee and more than 20 other states can ban some medical treatments for transgender youth.
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For Families of Transgender Children, Tennessee’s Ban Forces Hard Choices
The Supreme Court is hearing a legal challenge on Wednesday to the state’s ban on several forms of medical care for transgender youth.
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Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach
Facing diminishing public support, some activists say all-or-nothing tactics are not working. “We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds [...]
Speaker Mike Johnson Says He Will Ban Transgender Women From Capitol Bathrooms
The G.O.P. speaker sided with hard-right members of his conference who called for blocking Representative-elect Sarah McBride, the first transgender m [...]
Harris Loss Has Democrats Fighting Over How to Talk About Transgender Rights
Kamala Harris left Donald J. Trump’s anti-transgender attack ads largely unanswered. Some Democrats call it political malpractice.
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The Democrat Picking a Fight With His Party Over Transgender Rights
Even as Democrats rebuked Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts for saying he didn’t want his daughters “getting run over” by “formerly male” a [...]
Supreme Court, for Now, Blocks Protections for Transgender Students
The order came in response to a challenge by the Biden administration to Republican-led efforts to block federal rules prohibiting discrimination agai [...]
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan pressed on transgender views
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has been pressed on whether she has changed her position on the status of transgender people since 2020, when she s [...]
Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and Transgender People
The Health and Human Services Department finalized a rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, reversing a Trum [...]
Supreme Court Clears Way for Idaho to Ban Transgender Treatment for Minors
The Idaho attorney general had asked the justices to move swiftly to let the state law, which would ban gender-affirming medical care for minors, go i [...]
Transgender Veterans Sue V.A. Over Gender-Affirming Surgeries
The lawsuit, brought by the Transgender American Veterans Association, said the Veteran Affairs department’s decision not to offer the procedures was [...]
Transgender Day of Visibility Fell on Easter. Republicans Lashed Out at Biden.
President Biden, in acknowledging both days, drew the ire of many on the right, who attacked him as besmirching Christianity.
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Many Transgender Americans Face Stigma and Financial Hardship, Survey Finds
The survey reflects the life experiences of more than 92,000 transgender and nonbinary Americans.
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