transgender rights

Parents and medical providers of transgender adolescents sued Texas, challenging the constitutionality of a restriction on puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

Oklahoma’s ban on gender-affirming care will be allowed to go into effect after a Tulsa federal judge ruled the ACLU’s challenge to SB 613 would likely fail. The ACLU of Oklahoma is planning to appeal.

The ruling is a victory for LGBTQ+ rights advocates who have said the law targets drag performers for no real reason.

A bill in Oklahoma banning all forms of gender-affirming care for trans youth was paused by Oklahoma’s attorney general amid litigation from the ACLU of Oklahoma. Now, trans youth and providers are coping with all the uncertainty.

Riley Long, a high school teacher in the Blue Valley School District, is taking his passion for educating outside of the classroom to help others learn how to be better trans allies.

The Texas Supreme Court said Thursday the law will take effect despite a lower court’s finding that the act is unconstitutional.

A new Texas law would stop transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care. Texas doctors said this is already hurting their work and their patients.

The law was set to go into effect next month but an Austin-based judge ruled the law is discriminatory and violates parents’ rights to decide what is best for their children. The state has appealed the ruling.

A new Kansas law bans transgender girls from playing sports on girls' teams in schools and colleges. Opponents say that discriminating against transgender children was a solution to a problem that didn't exist, and the law ignores real fairness problems that female athletes face in Kansas.

With the hearing concluded, attention now turns to Judge Maia Cantú Hexsel who must first decide on a matter of jurisdiction before ruling on the case.