Trump Threatens to Withhold Federal Funding for Recognition of Gender Identity in Schools
The U.S. Department of Education Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) launched an investigation Thursday into the California Department of Education…
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VA Phasing Out Treatment for Gender Dysphoria
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Bipartisan Effort Introduced to Permanently Repeal the Global Gag Rule
U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and other colleagues…
Sen. Patty Murray Votes Down Doug Collins for VA Secretary
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former Chair of…
Trump Sued Over Restricting Access to Gender-Affirming Care
Transgender young adults and families with transgender youth joined PFLAG National and GLMA in a federal legal challenge against an…
Trans-Affirming Health Care Banned
President Donald J. Trump issued a broad ban on health care for transgender youth Tuesday, including denying coverage to children…
Trump Orders Education Department to Deny Existence of Trans Students and Staff
Continuing his unprecedented attack on the LGBTQ+ community, and especially on transgender youth, President Donald J. Trump signed another anti-LGBTQ+…
Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Argued at U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard a historic case Wednesday regarding gender-affirming care for minors. Although U.S. v.…
Ohio Passes College Transgender Bathroom Ban Including Adults
On Wednesday, Senate Bill 104 (SB104) cleared Ohio’s legislature, making it the first anti-transgender law in the nation following the…
Not All is Lost: Democrats Celebrate Local Wins
While much appears lost for democrats and civil rights leaders given the recent presidential election results, there were some decent…