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The study examined data from nearly 16 million U.S. adult patients between the ages of 18 and 60.

‘People say that by affirming gender identification they are being loving. That is a lie. They are pushing them not to accept reality …’

Their purpose is to convince judges that gender-affirming care is scientifically controversial, unnecessary and dangerous — and they're increasingly having an impact.

Days before a state agency began researching whether transgender medical care for Floridians should be covered by Medicaid, officials started lining up experts known for going against the scientific mainstream.

The report compiled by AHCA was central to the state’s decision to strip transgender care from Medicaid coverage.

At least two state employees involved with a controversial report received raises well above their peers.

Over and over, judges across the country have knocked down attempts to limit gender-affirming care for kids.

One judge in Florida challenged the supposed reasoning behind one of these bigoted laws, telling state officials to "put up or shut up."

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade one year ago, the conservative movement got what it had fought nearly five decades for—and appeared to immediately pivot all of that rights-restricting energy toward trans people. Though Republicans have been trying to regulate trans people out of public life since at least 2016 (when North Carolina received swift backlash for passing its infamous bathroom bill), this year, there’s been an explosion of legislation across the U.S.: More ...

A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth Tuesday, nearly two years after blocking it from going into effect.