Trans Issues – Page 2

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Julie - April 15, 2026

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Gender Transition and Psychological Health

Gender-affirming care for young people has long been advocated on the basis that it improves their mental health and can be life-saving. A new study from Finland, based on the entire population of young people under the age of 23 who were seen at the country’s two gender identity clinics between 1996 and 2019, calls […]

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Julie - April 15, 2026

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Trans Recognition Advances Globally

Despite political retrenchment in the U.S., recognition of trans and non-binary rights has scored some major victories on the international stage. The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women overwhelmingly rejected a U.S. proposal that gender be defined in strictly binary terms. Only Pakistan and Chile voted in favor of the U.S. proposal, which […]

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Julie - April 15, 2026

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The Catholic Church and Healthcare

Painting Credit: Christ Healing the Sick in the Temple by Benjamin West, 1815

A Catholic nursing facility in Hawthorne, New York serving patients with incurable cancer filed a federal lawsuit against New York State. The state requires care facilities to assign rooms according to a patient’s gender identity and allow them to use restrooms that align with their gender identity. The lawsuit claims that doing so is against […]

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Julie - April 15, 2026

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Does Data Collection Threaten Transgender Policy?

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Both houses of the Tennessee legislature have passed a bill to mandate that any medical provider who receives state funds must report aggregate data concerning transgender medical treatments, including prescriptions, surgeries, and treatment for detransition, which the bill requires of any facility which offers transition. LGBT groups in the state vociferously opposed the measure with […]

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Julie - April 15, 2026

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Idaho Makes Trans Bathroom Use a Felony

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While many states have criminalized use of public bathrooms that align with a transgender person’s gender identity, Idaho is the first to criminalize such use even in private businesses that might wish to be LGBT-inclusive. Under the new bill, the first offense would be a misdemeanor, but a second offense would be treated as a […]

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Julie - April 1, 2026

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Home on the Trans Range

With the continuing push of anti-trans rhetoric, trans people are feeling unwelcome in more places and generally less safe. Two trans Ohioans have opened a gun range specifically for the trans community. In addition to providing a safe place for trans gun enthusiasts, they also provide classes on how to handle firearms and on firearm […]

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Julie - March 15, 2026

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Supreme Court: Schools Cannot Keep Trans Identities Secret from Parents

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In an important 6-3 decision (Mirabelli v. Bonta, here), the US Supreme Court overruled the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court injunction enjoining the State of California from enforcing a law that allows schools to keep a child’s trans identity at school secret from their parents, if the child so wishes. […]

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Julie - March 15, 2026

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WPATH Guidelines Found Deficient

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An international team of clinicians and methodologists chosen for their impartiality on the politics of transgender medicine examined the most recent Standards of Care (SOC-8) published by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, which is referenced as the authoritative framework governing best practices in this field and is often cited in court cases, insurance […]

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Julie - March 15, 2026

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Foster Care for Queer Kids

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The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it will no longer enforce a Biden-era policy requiring that LGBTQ youth needing foster care be placed in LGBTQ-affirming households. The Biden policy was ruled invalid by a federal district court in Texas in June 2025, so HHS claims it is merely removing an invalid […]

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Julie - March 15, 2026

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More Setbacks for Trans Advocates

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The Supreme Court ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta, which we also report, is not the only recent legal setback for trans advocates. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a West Virginia law that allowed the state to withhold Medicaid funding for all trans surgeries, including those of adults . In Texas, Attorney General Ken […]