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The House of Representatives passed legislation that criminalizes transgender treatment providers and guardians of children who facilitate such medical care.
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California school district near Nevada caught up in a dispute over transgender athlete policies
A Northern California school district near the state's border with Nevada is caught up in a dispute over the states' differing policies on the participation of transgender athletes.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans.
House Democrats largely opposed a bill banning Medicaid funding for transgender treatments for minors, with only four crossing party lines in the 215-201 vote.
House lawmakers narrowly approved a bill Wednesday to criminalize transgender treatments such as surgeries and hormonal therapies on minors, with exceptions for rare medical conditions.
A Peruvian policy that described transgender people as having a mental illness was reversed after backlash in June 2024, a month after it was approved as part of an insurance law.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened a tip line for people to submit evidence documenting suspected violations of the state’s new bathroom law, which restricts what restrooms transgender people can use in schools and government buildings.
The Locust Valley district claims a state order temporarily blocking enforcement of its new policy could subject the district to "federal enforcement actions."