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West Virginia's and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule - ABC News
More than 90 percent of transgender teens live in states that have proposed or passed anti-trans laws: Report
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked a Georgia telehealth clinic to share information about gender-affirming care as part of his wider probe.
Transgender veterans sue to have gender-affirming surgery covered by Department of Veteran Affairs
Washington University is suing Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey for demanding access to patient records from their Transgender Center, citing concerns for patient privacy
Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals.
Transgender adults are worried about finding welcoming spaces to live in their later years - For many transgender seniors, the battle over trans rights in the U.S. has brought new fears to their plans for retirement and old age.
In Texas gender-affirming care lawsuit, doctors say treatments are safe
North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor's veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth
Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor as he was flanked by women from the anti-trans group Independent Women's Voice.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center gives trans patient medical records to Tennessee Attorney General; Though Tennessee has legal standing to seek the records, a LGBTQ advocacy organization says families feel their privacy has been violated by the move.
As more states restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people, some are relocating to destinations where they can receive medical care.
Ohio ban on transgender youth sports, gender-affirming heath care clears House panel
Texas wants to wean trans youth off meds in a ‘safe and medically appropriate’ way. Doctors say that’s impossible.
ACLU Threatens Paxton With Lawsuit After Dell Children’s Exodus: Investigation of gender-affirming care may be unconstitutional - News - The Austin Chronicle
DeSantis signs slew of anti-transgender rights measures into law, affecting bathrooms, healthcare, and pronouns
Maryland passes bill protecting gender-affirming care access for trans people on Medicaid - LGBTQ Nation
Oklahoma families, doctor challenge state ban on gender-affirming care
Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor
A judge Monday temporarily blocked an emergency regulation from taking effect that will curb access to gender transition care for adults and minors.
When states limit care, some trans people do it themselves
Montana governor supports transgender minor health care ban and legislating binary definition of gender
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's sweeping regulation would prohibit medical providers from providing gender-affirming care unless a number of requirements are met. Its most expansive provisions, including a potential three-year delay in care, would be in place regardless of the patient's age.
Georgia county said it was too costly to spend $10,000 a year on health cover for trans employees. It spent $1.2 million fighting it, lost, and has to pay anyway.
House GOP zeroes in on transgender health care - While the legislation would likely die in the Senate, if it gets a vote on the House floor it sets the stage for Republicans to take a national stance on gender-affirming care.
Proposed Florida Laws Use 'Genocidal Rhetoric' to Attack Trans People, Legal Experts Say
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will hear oral arguments Tuesday on whether West Virginia’s Medicaid program can lawfully refuse to pay for gender-affirming surgeries.
Column: A transgender patient's lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights. A transgender patient says Kaiser forced her to transition from male to female. Here's what that's really about.
Texas and Florida Introduce Bills Aiming to Ban Healthcare for Trans Adults ; They join a growing list of states whose attacks on trans healthcare reach beyond those under 18.
Oklahoma Senate passes bill banning gender-affirming care for minors
The Under-the-Radar Legal Battle Protecting Health Care for Trans People – Amid a wave of attacks on trans health care, this offers a glimmer of hope.
A transgender woman who used changing facilities at the Xenia YMCA has been charged with three counts of public indecency in Xenia, Ohio, court records show.
Transgender Louisiana doctor says she was denied insurance payments due to name change
“I want to fight”: LGBTQ Texans ready for legislative session as GOP lawmakers target them in dozens of bills
Texas lawmakers move to restrict transgender health care in 2023 - The move to curb access to gender affirming care and medications have drawn criticism from activist groups like Equality Texas.
States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023 - After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year, Republican state lawmakers this year are zeroing in on questions of bodily autonomy with new proposals to limit gender-affirming health care and abortion access.
Maryland hospital violated Affordable Care Act in denying medical care to trans patient, court rules | The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center violated federal law when it refused to provide gender-affirming surgical care to a transgender man because of his gender identity, a federal court ruled Friday. Jesse Hammons, a transgender man diagnosed with gender dysphoria, was denied a hysterectomy to remove his uterus in 2020
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois violated federal anti-discrimination law by excluding gender-affirming medical services from coverage under its self-insured health plans, a federal court in Tacoma, Wash., ruled.
Texas LGBT youth report high rate of suicidal thoughts, difficulty getting needed care
Hospitals and providers in 21 different states have faced online harassment for providing gender-affirming care to children in recent months, with the online attacks sometimes escalating into offline harassment and threats of violence, according to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign.
Texas doctor continues treating transgender youths after legal win
Appeals court rules transgender care and transition infringes on religious freedom; Catholic health systems and organizations won their case against the Department of Health and Human Services.
Multiple states have issued total or partial bans on transgender surgeries and drugs for minors amid the ongoing debate about "gender-affirming care" for young people.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois won't cover gender-affirming care for a teenager covered by a Catholic health system's self-funded employee health plan. The insurer  now faces a class-action lawsuit alleging it violated federal anti-discrimination law.
Top Tennessee Republicans are vowing they'll push to enact some of the strictest anti-transgender policies in the United States
Doctors challenging HHS transgender policy win class certification | Reuters
Northwestern study shows gender-affirming surgery benefits in youth
VUMC responds to conservative outrage over pediatric transgender clinic
LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus asks HHS to bolster protections for transgender health care – The Hill
Medical groups call on DOJ to investigate threats targeting gender-affirming care – The Hill
After Far-Right Harassment, Trans People Are Fighting to Keep Their Health Care – Rolling Stone
Jury Awards Trans Deputy Damages In Transition Surgery Suit - Law360
OU Health ceasing some gender care after funds threatened
Medical coding creates barriers to care for transgender patients
Trans Kids Finally Scored a Victory in Texas – Mother Jones
Medical Coding Creates Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients | California Healthline