#gender-affirming-care

#gender-affirming-care

According to , the Texas Medical Board confirmed that Dr. May Lau voluntarily surrendered her medical license. In a statement, Lau's attorney, Craig Smyser, said that she has decided to move her practice to Oregon and sees no reason to maintain her license to practice in Texas. Last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Lau for allegedly providing gender-affirming care to minors in violation of S.B. 14.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) submitted a court filing on Tuesday opposing President Donald Trump's attempt to obtain the private medical records of transgender youth from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Shapiro said that complying with Trump's attempts would erode "trust between doctors and patients," violate his state's right to regulate healthcare, and achieve another step in Trump's quest to end gender-affirming care (GAC) for trans youth despite there being no federal law against it.

"The support has still been non-stop from him, and I'm so grateful," she told LGBTQ+ magazine Them. "I talked to him about it very recently and I told him I wanted to do some touch-ups here and there, just so I can feel more confident in myself. The way he spoke to me about it was very affirming in a way, because he was saying things like, "You're a good-looking kid. You don't need to do anything to change yourself.""

Connecticut is one of only a handful of states without a law banning female genital mutilation and cutting, a human rights violation and one of the most extreme forms of gender-based violence. FGM/C, as the practice is often abbreviated, can be done for cultural reasons or a way to exert control over sexuality. It is most often performed on young girls without their consent, has no medical value, and can result in severe medical complications like obstructed childbirth and sensory deprivation.

At a time when LGBTQ+ journalism is more crucial than ever, NBC has laid off teams of journalists covering marginalized communities, including NBC Out. Meanwhile, a clinic in Boston has been pressured into cutting gender-affirming care for patients under 19, and a trans fencer is suing USA Fencing and the U.S. Olympic Committee. We also have Pete Buttigieg hitting the campaign trail with Virginia's Abigail Spanberger, and more bad news for right-wing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens.

Gen Z women are the most politically left-leaning group in the US, according to a poll which suggests that women 28 and younger skew substantially more left than the national average on issues such as abortion and gender-affirming care.

A growing number of Americans believe that gender-affirming care will become less accessible in their lifetime, a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds - reflecting a political landscape that has become increasingly hostile toward transgender health care. Nearly 4 in 10 Americans think gender-affirming care will become less accessible over the course of their lifetime. A year ago, The 19th and SurveyMonkey found only 20% of Americans felt that way.

"President Trump has illegally overstepped his authority by abruptly cutting off necessary medical care for military families,"

The latest character to enter the revolving door of President Donald Trump's federal staff is a well-known antagonist of transgender Americans. Andrew Bailey, former Missouri attorney general, has been appointed a co-deputy director of the FBI. The current official in the role, Dan Bongino, came under fire for his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse case, triggering rumors about his potential future-or lack thereof-at the bureau. This comes as legal attacks on gender-affirming care for trans people heat up at the Department of Justice.

with all the things that are coming at all of us, for us to be able to go on offense and not be on defense is what I love about this state. The state of Illinois, today I am announcing, is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ individuals across the state. And Illinois is proud to announce it, Building upon the state's transgender and gender-diverse wellness and equity project that we launched at the beginning of 2024, we will be the only state, the only state in the entire United States, that provides free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ community.

The act will prevent sensitive data, including the practising doctor's name, from being disclosed. The law will prohibit Massachusetts-based authorities from working with federal and out-of-state healthcare investigations, including abortions.

This ruling is a devastating, direct attack on the rights and well-being of Trans youth and their families, and a disgraceful failure by the Supreme Court.

The Oakland Police Department seized 27 guns and made multiple felony arrests this week during a string of operations tied to past shootings, robberies, and carjackings.

"It's not some abstract issue. This is about whether I get to live my life." After transitioning, everything shifted. My daughter found hope, felt joy, and had the energy to connect with new friends.

Act 63-2025, signed by Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón, criminalizes gender-affirming care for those under 21, imposing prison time and hefty fines.

In 2025, while 120 anti-trans bills have passed concerning gender-affirming care, education, legal recognition, and public existence, 647 bills targeting the trans community have failed.

Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., will stop prescribing and monitoring gender-affirming medications for transgender youth by August 30, citing "escalating legal and regulatory risks" as the Trump administration targets providers of such care in its ongoing effort to eliminate transgender people from American society.

The Supreme Court has allowed states to determine the availability of gender-affirming care for minors, with the potential for state legislators to overrule parental decisions.