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Three hospitals are under investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth
In Washington state, Colorado, and Minnesota, children’s hospitals are facing federal scrutiny over care that’s legal under state law.
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House Republicans advance sweeping anti-trans bills ahead of holiday break
One bill would jail doctors who prescribe gender-affirming care to trans youth. Another would block Medicaid dollars from funding that care.
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How much of Project 2025 has actually been accomplished this year?
As the year ends, The 19th takes a look at how the conservative policy wishlist for Trump’s second term impacted women and LGBTQ+ Americans.
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There’s a testosterone crisis, the FDA says — for cisgender men
The government disapproves of the hormone for transgender people but is enthusiastic about what it could do for cisgender men.
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On Trans Day of Remembrance, advocates call on politicians to halt anti-trans rhetoric
In the past year, Advocates for Trans Equality found 27 violent deaths of trans people in the United States, as well as 21 suicides.
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America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels
Health experts are alarmed as Republicans degrade the country’s pivotal HIV programs — and break promises made during Trump’s first term.
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Catholic hospitals barred from offering gender-affirming care
Catholic health systems account for 1 in 6 acute care hospitals in the country — and in many rural areas, they are the only available hospital.
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Detransition is key to politicians’ anti-trans agenda. But what is it really like?
The 19th spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed and used by the Trump administration, which has positioned itself as a protector of those who detransition.
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She detransitioned at 20. She’s still scared about her right to gender-affirming care.
As providers of gender-affirming care have become political targets, Ara Kareis’ own medical care has been disrupted.
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Her gender transition set her free. So did her detransition.
The joy that Adriana Del Orden feels in her body could have only come through exploring her gender. She’s tired of being told that she ruined her life.