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Judge blocks Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- A federal judge in central Arkansas on Wednesday issued a temporary injunction to a constitutional challenge to the state's first-of-its-kind ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth -- meaning the ban will not take effect next week, a victory... Read More.

Judge to hear challenge to Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth

Wednesday, July 21 by ABC News

(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- A federal courthouse in central Arkansas on Wednesday will be the site of a consequential moment for the LGBTQ+ community in the state -- and for health care precedent across the country -- as a federal judge is slated to... Read More.

Kataluna Enriquez, 1st transgender woman to win Miss Nevada USA, speaks out on overcoming challenges to claim title

Monday, July 19 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- Kataluna Enriquez made history on June 27 by winning the title of Miss Nevada USA and becoming the first openly transgender contestant who will compete in the upcoming Miss USA competition. Enriquez, who is Filipina American, beat out 21 other contestants to... Read More.

What it’s really like as a transgender person to get medical care

Monday, June 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When Alex Freeman, 22, a member of the transgender community, seeks medical care, he immediately braces himself for confusion, questioning or potentially life-endangering mistakes. While undergoing top surgery two years ago, Freeman, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, said he was misidentified as... Read More.

Transgender student wins bathroom battle after Supreme Court rejects appeal

Monday, June 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A transgender man from Virginia has won a years-long legal battle against his former high school over its refusal to let him use boys bathrooms when he was a student. The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected the Glouchester County School Board's appeal of... Read More.

When cancer and gender identity collide: Transgender patients fight stigma and disease

Sunday, June 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be scary and life-altering. It takes strength to navigate the world following a diagnosis, so any additional barriers to this process can be tough, such as for transgender patients. Although the world of medicine largely remains a cisgendered... Read More.

Washington Spirit’s Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender man

Tuesday, June 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kumi Yokoyama, a forward for the National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit and the Japanese national team, came out as a transgender man in a video posted to YouTube by fellow footballer Yuki Nagasato on Sunday. Yokoyama, who uses they/them pronouns,... Read More.

Children’s books written to support transgender and nonbinary youth

Saturday, June 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Three new books are aiming to help educate children and adults about nonbinary and transgender youth. The GenderCool Project, a youth-led movement that works to replace misinformed opinions on transgender and nonbinary youth, has partnered with A Kids Book About to release... Read More.

Young transgender athletes grappling with anti-trans sports legislation

Saturday, June 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Sunny Bryant, an 8-year-old transgender girl who lives in Texas, loves to play baseball and participate in gymnastics. She's also been "begging" to play soccer, according to her mother, Rebekah Bryant. But Sunny, who currently plays on co-ed teams, is aware that... Read More.

Florida governor signs bill targeting transgender athletes on 1st day of Pride Month

Tuesday, June 1 by ABC News

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that would bar transgender female athletes from playing on girls' and women's sports teams at public schools -- a move that LGBTQ advocates decried as particularly "unconscionable" on the first day of LGBTQ... Read More.

HHS to reverse Trump administration policy that restricted protections for gay and transgender patients

Monday, May 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden Administration announced Monday it will move to protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. The Department of Health and Human Services said it will roll back a Trump administration policy that tried to narrow the legal protections... Read More.

Elliot Page explains how his life is different since coming out as transgender: “I’m really able to just exist”

Thursday, April 29 by ABC News

(NOTE LANGUAGE) Umbrella Academy star Elliot Page opened up in a new interview about how much his life has changed since coming out as transgender late last year. Speaking to Vanity Fair on Wednesday, ahead of his upcoming tell-all interview with Oprah, the 34-year-old actor says that, for... Read More.

Stories tagged with: transgender

Judge blocks Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth

Judge to hear challenge to Arkansas law banning health care for transgender youth

Kataluna Enriquez, 1st transgender woman to win Miss Nevada USA, speaks out on overcoming challenges to claim title

What it’s really like as a transgender person to get medical care

Transgender student wins bathroom battle after Supreme Court rejects appeal

When cancer and gender identity collide: Transgender patients fight stigma and disease

Washington Spirit’s Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender man

Children’s books written to support transgender and nonbinary youth

Young transgender athletes grappling with anti-trans sports legislation

Florida governor signs bill targeting transgender athletes on 1st day of Pride Month

HHS to reverse Trump administration policy that restricted protections for gay and transgender patients

Elliot Page explains how his life is different since coming out as transgender: “I’m really able to just exist”

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