Transgender

Among the restrictions are preventing minors from beginning to receive puberty blockers and hormone therapy for treatment of gender dysphoria.

Meta has announced changes to its content policies, allowing users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" or "abnormal" without violating platform rules. This move has been criticized by medical experts.

A lobbyist hopes it will be considered during this year’s legislative session starting in March.

The Florida National Organization for Women is vehemently objecting to a proposed state bill that would restrict the types of flags that can be displayed at government buildings and schools.

A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from Republican lawmakers in recent years.

Some LGBTQ folks are rushing to get married, to have babies, adopt children, and change their names and gender markers on official and legal documents before Jan. 20.

They include children's access to social media and lawsuits filed by college students who say they should receive refunds for money they paid while campuses were shut down due to COVID-19.

This is the 13th year the national Human Rights Campaign has given scores to cities across the country on inclusive policies and ordinances. The HRC emphasizes that these scores do not necessarily reflect the best places for LGBTQ+ people to live.

With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from transgender inmates and compel them to cut their hair.

California-based nonbinary journalist Nico Lang documents the lives of eight transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid teenagers across the United States, including two trans siblings in Pensacola.

The lawsuit challenged a state Agency for Health Care Administration rule that barred coverage of hormone treatment and puberty blockers. It was later updated to include a state law that similarly prevented Medicaid reimbursement for the treatments.

A 2023 law prevented minors from beginning to receive puberty blockers and hormone therapy for treatment of gender dysphoria. Opponents argued, in part, that the restrictions reduced access to hormone therapy for adults.