US FTC workshop criticizing medical care for transgender youth draws staff opposition Reuters Politics
Justice Sonia Sotomayor read her dissent from the bench, criticizing the majority for deciding to uphold a Tennessee law banning certain medical care for minors who identify as transgender. Events
US Supreme Court upholds state ban like in Iowa on transgender medical care for minors The Des Moines Register Events
House Republicans banned taxpayer funds for gender transition procedures in a spending bill, and Democrats argued it cuts "medically necessary care" for transgender individuals. Politics
Trump appointee Brett Shumate instructs DOJ Civil Division attorneys to prioritize investigations targeting transgender medical care restrictions and DEI. Politics
A new six-part podcast explores the story of medical treatment for transgender young people — how the care began, the lives it changed, and the legal and political fights that could end it in the U.S. Politics