House Dems look to expand access to gender-affirming care amid Trump crackdown

Transgender people are facing political attacks in the United States. Hundreds of protesters share their experiences and fears for the future as they fight discrimination in the workplace and healthcare.

Judith Butler defends gender theory against the gender policy of the new American government. She does not succeed convincingly.

US anti-trans bills getting more extreme, warns charity

Legislation aimed at the LGBTQ+ community has become more “extreme” and is only getting worse under Donald Trump, a not-for-profit group has warned. There has been a dramatic rise in anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the US over the past few years, particularly those that target trans people’s rights. Since 2023, the American Civil Liberties Union has tracked at least 1,570 proposed bills, with 527 already in just the first three months of this year. The…

Transgender patients and their health providers fear worsening discrimination

Some transgender people — along with their advocates and health care providers — fear the treatment of trans patients will worsen under President Donald Trump.

Trans rights protesters march on NYU Langone demanding hospital ignore Trump order, continue gender-affirming care for youth

Hundreds of protesters marched on NYU Langone Hospital Monday night for Transgender Day of Visibility as the medical center reportedly continues to comply with President Trump’s executive order to halt gender-affirming care for children. Fuming members of the LGBTQ+ community looked to take their grievances to the doorstep of the Kips Bay hospital by hand-delivering some 10,000 letters of complaints to staff.  [caption id="attachment_137753990" …

Colorado bills would add protections for transgender people

Colorado legislators introduced two bills Friday that would add new legal protections for transgender people and expand insurance coverage for gender-affirming health care.