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Incarcerated trans women won sweeping prison reforms in Colorado. It could be a model for other states.

The state signed a legal agreement meant to make prisons safer for transgender women, who are often the targets of violence and harassment.

Orion Rummler, Candice Norwood · April 25, 2024
Who coined the term ‘neurodiversity?’ It wasn’t Judy Singer, some autistic academics say

Spurred by new archival research and public comments by Singer about trans people, a group of autistic academics and advocates argue that “neurodiversity” should be credited to the early online autistic community instead.

Sara Luterman, Kate Sosin · April 23, 2024
Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care

Support once afforded LGBTQ+ foster kids has vanished and a culture of silence has blanketed the agency tasked with raising children growing up in the system.

William Melhado, The Texas Tribune, Greta Díaz González Vázquez, The Texas Tribune · April 23, 2024
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The opinion allows Idaho to enforce House Bill 71, a law banning youth in the state from receiving gender-affirming care medications and surgeries.

Mia Maldonado, Idaho Capital Sun · April 15, 2024
Many trans Americans are living in fear. But LGBTQ+ advocates see a reprieve in statehouses.

The number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills being signed into law has shifted in the last year, leaving advocates feeling “cautiously optimistic” over a turning of the legislative tide.

Orion Rummler · April 15, 2024
Why some LGBTQ+ groups oppose the current Kids Online Safety Act

Major national groups withdrew their opposition after the bill was revised — but some groups, especially in states with restrictive laws, say it could still be a threat.

Jasmine Mithani · March 27, 2024
Florida’s rule against updating gender on driver’s licenses may violate federal law

Democrats in Congress and several legal experts believe that Florida’s rule likely takes the state out of compliance with the Real ID Act.

Orion Rummler, Kate Sosin · March 21, 2024
Alabama judge unseals report accusing top LGBTQ+ rights attorneys of improper judge shopping

The report is related to lawsuits brought against Alabama’s 2022 ban on gender-affirming health care for trans youth.

Kate Sosin, Orion Rummler · March 19, 2024
Black LGBTQ+ youth need spaces that embrace them fully, researchers say

Two recent reports detail the challenges they face and provide a roadmap for services that acknowledge their intersecting identities.

Kate Sosin · March 19, 2024
Unfilled prescriptions, missed checkups and loneliness: Experts worry about health consequences from states’ anti-LGBTQ+ moves

Most of the extreme bills have failed to pass, but trans adults are watching statehouses with heightened anxiety.

Orion Rummler · March 19, 2024