Uncertainty about gender affirming care for transgender children and teenagers
After a flurry of executive orders signed by President Trump since he took office, there are now many questions about the medical care transgender children and teenagers will receive…with hospitals and health care providers trying to figure out what the executive orders could mean for them and federal funding.
Pentagon orders immediate hold on gender-affirming care for transgender troops
Gender-affirming surgery is already banned in military healthcare systems but the new memo appears to target hormone therapy and other care.
Trump's ban on gender-affirming care for young people puts hospitals in a bind
Hospitals and clinics that have offered gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth reacted in a variety of ways to an executive order that aims to halt the care.
Kansas' Democratic governor vetoes a GOP-backed ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
Kansas' Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a proposed Republican-backed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The GOP-controlled Legislature's members had expected Gov. Laura Kelly's action because she vetoed two similar bills previously.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is youth gender-affirming care ban
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is a bill from the Republican-led Legislature that would ban gender-affirming care for kids.
Kansas governor again vetoes ban on gender-affirming health care for minors. Is the bill legal?
Republicans currently have enough votes to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto and ban gender-affirming health care for minors. But Democrats and the ACLU says it violates Kansans' constitutional rights.
Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Kansas’s Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a proposal to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth for the third consecutive year, setting up another battle with the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature that has previously failed to overrule her on the issue.
Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming care ban for minors; Republicans ready for override
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Republican-led legislation Tuesday that attempts to ban gender-affirming care for minors, a move a top GOP lawmaker called “reckless and senseless.”
Hegseth orders immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a ...
Georgia Senate bill would cut funding for adult gender-affirming care, but it may have cloudy future
Georgia’s state Senate has passed a bill that would cut off public funding for gender affirming care for adults.
Bill denying gender-affirming care to state employees passes Georgia Senate
I think it goes to the ultimate question whether or not state taxpayer dollars should be used for transgender surgeries." ...
Minnesota hospitals still offering gender-affirming care amid federal challenges
In Minnesota, multiple hospitals confirmed that they are still offering gender-affirming care, and no hospitals in the state ...
Ferndale Pride drops Corewell Health as sponsor over gender-affirming care cuts
"Since something was happening to harm our community we had to take action," Julia Music, Ferndale Pride's exeutive director said.
Lurie Children’s Hospital suspends gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19, following executive order
The action at Lurie comes more than a week after President Donald Trump issued an executive order taking aim at ...