Texas Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for most minors to take effect Friday
Texas' Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a new law that prohibits most gender-affirming care procedures for minors in the state to take effect Friday, refusing to reinstate a district court judge's stay on the law.
2023-09-01 03:46
Judge temporarily blocks Texas ban on gender-affirming care for most minors
A judge in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked a new law that prohibits gender-affirming care for most minors in the state.
2023-08-26 10:50
Arkansas appeals federal judge's ruling striking down ban on gender-affirming treatment for trans youth
Arkansas is appealing a federal judge's ruling last month striking down the state's ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth.
2023-07-21 08:25
Louisiana legislature overrides governor's veto of ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Louisiana's legislature utilized its Republican supermajority Tuesday to enact a ban on gender-affirming care for most minors, overriding its Democratic governor who had vetoed the bill.
2023-07-19 08:57
Blue states see 'shield laws' as bulwark against Republican efforts to restrict abortion and gender-affirming care
As Republican lawmakers have pushed restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care in recent months, Democratic-led states have increasingly responded by passing so-called shield laws to protect people who undergo such care against the possibility they could one day face prosecution.
2023-07-14 03:56
Federal appeals court allows Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors will now take effect after a federal appeals court lifted an injunction against the law.
2023-07-09 03:16
Abortion regulations and LGBTQ-related legislation among state laws taking effect Saturday
As several state legislative sessions have concluded or are drawing to a close, some of the high-profile legislation enacted by state lawmakers is just taking effect.
2023-07-01 18:27
Louisiana Democratic governor vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care for minors
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed a ban on gender-affirming care for most minors in the state, the latest Democratic governor to push back on a GOP-led legislature's efforts to restrict transgender youth's access to such treatments.
2023-07-01 10:51
North Carolina lawmakers send ban on gender-affirming care for minors to governor's desk
North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has advanced a bill that would ban certain gender-affirming care for minors to the governor's desk.
2023-06-30 11:18
Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for youth
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Kentucky Senate Bill 150, which would have prohibited transgender minors from receiving several forms of gender-affirming care. The ruling stops the law from taking effect while other courts hear challenges to the law.
2023-06-29 19:18
Federal judge blocks part of Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily halted the enforcement of part of Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors in the state.
2023-06-29 11:24
Louisiana's legislature sends ban on gender-affirming care for most minors to Democratic governor's desk
Louisiana's Republican-led legislature Tuesday passed a ban on gender-affirming care for most minors in the state, sending the bill to a Democratic governor who has signaled opposition to the legislation but faces a GOP supermajority with the numbers to override his veto power.
2023-06-07 03:51