Transgender / Transsexual

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Trans Woman Living with HIV Held in Solitary Confinement for Six Years Sues

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A transgender woman and former inmate who was held in solitary confinement for six years is suing the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) for what is described as its “unconstitutional and discriminatory policy against people living with HIV.” The plaintiff, identified only as Jane Roe, claims in the lawsuit filed last week she was held in solitary confinement between 2015 and 2021 at the Jefferson City Correctional Center (JCCC) because she was living with HIV. She is represented by Lambda Legal, the MacArthur Justice Center, and the law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon “No person should be subjected to the inhumane and devastating effects of […]

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North Carolina governor vetoes trio of anti-trans bills

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On Wednesday, Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a trio of anti-trans bills passed by wide margins in the Republican-controlled state House and Senate. The three bills would ban gender-affirming care for minors, prohibit trans athletes in school sports, and limit classroom discussions about gender and sexuality. Despite the governor’s vetoes, prospects for killing the legislation are poor. Republicans hold veto-proof majorities in both state chambers. Cooper condemned the bills as “a triple threat of political culture wars” and accused Republicans of “scheming for the next election” at the expense of vulnerable children. “A doctor’s office is no place […]

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Barriers to transgender health care lead some to embrace a do-it-yourself approach

Max Adomat considers themself fortunate. Adomat, 26, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, has been on a steady regimen of feminizing hormones for the last six years. They also began their gender transition in New Jersey, a progressive state where clinics offering transition-related medical care are commonplace, and name changes are confidential, they said. But Adomat still found themself obtaining and self-administering gender-affirming hormones from unregulated, and oftentimes illegal, overseas online pharmacies instead of licensed medical offices. The reason, Adomat said, was a lack of both health insurance and money: When they began transitioning, their low-paying job in the […]

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Kansas to force trans people to reverse gender markers on birth certificates and driving licenses

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A Kansas law will reverse gender markers on trans people’s birth certificates and driving licences, in a move deemed “disastrous” for those affected. On Monday (26 June), state attorney general Kris Kobach confirmed to reporters that the new law – Senate Bill 180 – which takes effect from 1 July, will legally erase trans people’s gender identities.  The Republican-controlled legislature enacted the law despite Democratic governor Laura Kelly vetoing it in April. Kobach said the law will also force public schools to record students as the gender assigned at birth, regardless of whether teachers and staff recognise gender identities of trans and non-binary students. […]

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Walgreens refuses to give trans man his hormone prescription due to ‘religious beliefs’

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A Californian transgender man claims a pharmacist at a Walgreens chain in Oakland refused to hand over his hormone replacement medicine due to their “religious beliefs”. In a Reddit post made on Tuesday (20 June), 30-year-old trans Oakland resident Roscoe Rike wrote that he had entered the pharmacy to pick up his prescription when he was asked by an employee what the medication was for. “I told him I was pretty sure that it wasn’t any of his business,” he said in the post which has since been deleted. Rike explained that he had been going to the Walgreens pharmacy on Telegraph Avenue […]

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Judge strikes down Florida’s ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for potentially thousands of transgender people. “Gender identity is real” and the state has admitted it, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote in a 54-page ruling. He said a Florida health code rule and a new state law violated federal laws on Medicaid, equal protection and the Affordable Care Act’s prohibition of sex discrimination. They are “invalid to the extent they categorically ban Medicaid payment for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the treatment of gender dysphoria,” Hinkle wrote. […]

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Extreme right-wing physicians’ group behind anti-trans laws

The American College of Pediatricians, a small, right-wing extremist group of physicians who for two decades has struggled to gain traction finds itself for the first time with more power than it has ever had as the far-right takes greater hold on America. But along with their new-found power comes a deep dive into at least 15 years worth of their internal documents, the result of the group reportedly publishing a link to its own unsecured Google drive in April, which WIRED uncovered and reported on back in May. The Washington Post combed through 10,000 of the group’s documents, and on Thursday publishing its […]

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Missouri governor signs anti-trans sports bill & gender-affirming care ban on the same day

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed two anti-trans bills targeting kids into law on Wednesday, one banning gender-affirming care for trans youth and one banning trans women and girls from playing on women’s sports teams.  S.B. 49, the “Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act”, is set to take effect on August 28 and bans all gender-affirming treatments (including reversible puberty blockers) until August 2027. Any healthcare providers who violate the law risk losing their license. Some states that have passed gender-affirming care bans have required trans youth already receiving this care to wean themselves off their medications and detransition, but […]

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Donate Now to the National Center for Transgender Equality to Protect Trans Rights

It’s a pivotal time for the trans community. Anti-trans lawmakers have rushed to restrict trans rights at every turn. By mid-May, 110 anti-trans bills had advanced for votes in state legislatures across the country.    NCTE helped to defeat 66 of them.    Pride is a time to celebrate these wins, to remember our collective strength, and to joyfully resist queer and trans oppression.    Trans people have always been here. We’ll always be here – no matter how hard our opposition tries to change that. In the face of threats to our rights and safety, we will protect each other.    This Pride month, we’re fundraising for trans rights in the lead up to Give […]

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ACLU sues Idaho for “unprecedented” gender-affirming care ban

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth.  The organization is suing alongside other groups and law firms on behalf of two families who believe the law violates the U.S. Constitution. It is the eighth lawsuit filed by the ACLU and its affiliates against trans health care bans, according to the Los Angeles Blade. Lawsuits have also been filed in Arkansas, Nebraska, Montana, Oklahoma, Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky.  “This law is a dangerous intrusion upon the rights and lives of Idaho families,” said Amy Dundon, a Legislative Strategist with the ACLU of Idaho. “Our […]

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