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“This is a frivolous suit in blatant violation of the First Amendment,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.
Schools run by the Department of Defense are implementing sweeping bans that even affected the vice president’s memoir.
Kansas is now the 27th state to restrict or ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
“Today’s decision is a triumph for all Missourians,” the president of Planned Parenthood Great Plains said.
“Let us be clear: Stonewall is transgender history,” the Stonewall Inn said in a response.
A Public Citizen attorney called the order “an important victory for doctors, patients, and the public health.”
“These rules make it more difficult for transgender people to obtain a passport,” said researcher Allison Chapman.
“The order is a cruel and baseless broadside against transgender youth,” the lawsuit says.
“This is just a transphobic witch hunt using taxpayer dollars,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.
The Attorney General's directive sparks concerns over the Trump administration's impact on civil rights protections.
Trans people face a heightened risk of violence when confined in prison facilities that don’t align with their gender.
“Reproductive freedom will always be protected in the State of New York,” said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The state’s action “should alarm everyone,” said advocacy group Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine.
The Pentagon’s policy change follows Trump’s anti-abortion executive order enforcing the Hyde Amendment.
The executive order mandates that federal agencies recognize only two unchangeable sexes assigned at conception.
“I hope that DPS and other schools fight back for their students,” said Z Williams, a trans activist in Denver.
The lawsuit claims Executive Order 14166 caused the woman distress and endangers her safety.
“The Trump administration continues to reverse decades of civil rights and equity work,”a legislative researcher said.
“Once again, ‘freedom of speech’ doesn’t actually mean free speech,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.
Trump “is quickly implementing Project 2025 and is targeting all minorities,” said researcher Allison Chapman.
The bill would mandate two in-person visits for abortion pills, which critics say would restrict abortion access.
Democratic Gov. Wes Moore certified Maryland's constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights.
Gov. Josh Stein’s order protects abortion providers, blocks prosecution efforts and strengthens patient privacy.
“This bill is clearly fueled by hate and transphobia,” said researcher Allison Chapman.
WV Democratic Chair Mike Pushkin called the executive orders “troubling overreach” that may “harm us for generations.”
Immediate action is vital to safeguard emergency abortion care amid expected federal policy shifts, the governor said.
“Seeing DEI being rolled back so aggressively by so many companies is jarring,” said LGBTQ researcher Allison Chapman.
“Transgender people face an insurmountable constant threat of being doxxed and harassed,” said advocate Allison Chapman.
Florida's DMV plans an audit for past errors, potentially increasing risks for trans people in the state.
Under a policy renewed on Friday by House Speaker Mike Johnson, transgender people will be prohibited from using single-sex bathrooms that...
McDonald’s has become the latest company to scale back its diversity goals, joining a growing list of corporations, including Walmart, John Deere,...
The Florida Board of Medicine recently fined an obstetrician and gynecologist $10,000 and issued a reprimand for violating a 2022 anti-abortion law...
On December 4, 2024, Chase Strangio became the first openly transgender person to orally argue a case before the Supreme Court. Strangio, a co-...
In November 2023, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton garnered national attention by issuing civil investigative demands, or CIDs, to out-of-state...
On Election Day, voters made Missouri the first state with a total abortion ban after Roe v. Wade to pass a constitutional amendment recognizing...
The U.S. saw a dramatic increase in demand for reproductive health medications following the reelection of Donald Trump last week, with many...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) has vowed that his office will defend abortion rights following Donald Trump’s presidential win on...
On Tuesday, voters in Amarillo, Texas, decisively rejected a proposal that would have effectively banned using local streets and highways to access...
Transgender candidates won several federal, state and local elections this cycle, despite Republicans spending over $200 million on an ad campaign...
Republicans spent nearly $215 million on network TV ads vilifying transgender people this election cycle, according to data released by Ad Impact...
Scholars and activists are increasingly turning to international law frameworks — such as sexual rights, the right to health and anti-torture human...
Wyatt, a sensitive 15-year-old transgender boy from South Dakota, is part of a growing number of trans youths in the U.S. facing harassment and...
In Aurora, Colorado, in 2016 and then in Denver in 2019, police radio transmissions went silent. Many journalists, accustomed to using newsroom...