The memo also mandates that insurers cover “faith-based counseling,” otherwise known as conversion therapy.| Truthout
Under federal threat, University of Michigan to end gender-affirming care for patients under age 19. That puts pressure on other doctors, too. ‘I’m not going to jail over this,’ says one.| Bridge Michigan
By Staff Reporter | Phoenix Children’s Hospital no longer provides gender transitions for children, parents of gender dysphoric children learned this week. The hospital pumped the brakes for its Gender Support Program (formerly the Gender Management Program) shortly after President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning gender transitions for children, “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
The memo isn’t law, but it is the latest escalation in Trumpian efforts to wage war on trans people.| www.erininthemorning.com
NCSL’s State-Federal team is tracking the latest states-related executive orders, policies and memoranda issued by the Trump administration.| www.ncsl.org
Newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem touted immigration arrests carried out by about a half-dozen enforcement agencies in New York City| NBC News
Kaiser represents the latest battlefront in a wave of health systems either pressing pause or closing their doors on trans-affirming care for youth.| www.erininthemorning.com
The “Press 3 option” at the lifeline is gone, but NC public health leaders have trained call takers to work with LGBTQ+ people in crisis.| North Carolina Health News
BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 14 other attorneys general to reaffirm their commitment to protecting access to gender-affirming care in the face of the Trump Administration’s recent Executive Order. The coalition released the following statement:| Mass.gov
After anti-trans orders defining "sex" and seeking to ban trans people from the military, Trump's latest discriminatory order attacks gender-affirming medical care.| www.lawdork.com
The review, which was made possible by an executive order calling transgender healthcare "mutilation," reached its predetermined conclusion on its May 1st publication date.| www.erininthemorning.com
As President Trump marks his first 100 days in the White House, many of the plans he has rolled out since the start of his second term closely align with those detailed in Project 2025's sprawling policy book.| www.cbsnews.com
LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights. There is no distinction, no debate, and no justification for stripping away the fundamental freedoms of queer American people. And yet, today those rights are under direct and coordinated attack at the highest levels of government.In the past, LGBTQIA+ rights advocates have fought for - and won - major victories, from marriage equality and adoption rights to workplace protections. These wins were not granted; they were hard-fought through decades of activism, le| BTTC
Trump’s anti-transgender policies endanger fundamental rights, impacting healthcare, military service, education, and legal recognition. This analysis explores the legal and social consequences and ways to fight back.| Frances Prizzia Criminal Defense Lawyers
The second Trump administration's attack on trans people is in full swing. Within hours of taking office for the second time, the president signed an executive order that described trans people as "ideologues who deny the biological reality of sex" and accused them of attacking not just the laws of biology but the safety of…| Blog of the APA
OneDigital is here to help keep employers informed and offer guidance as they navigate changes impacting healthcare, benefits, HR, and insurance to remain compliant.| launch.onedigital.com
The Trump administration has dismissed public pleas for mercy for transgender youth and instead launched a full-scale attack against trans people.| Slate Magazine
Six new single reviews -- blackgaze, indie-pop, not-so-indie pop, more -- and a dive into the Texas shoegaze vault.| Chasing Sundays
With the latest trans military executive order, the administration has given up all pretense of "evidence-based care," and has moved to the kind of dehumanization meant to justify atrocity.| www.erininthemorning.com