transgender rights News

Arkansas Governor Passes School Bathroom Bill

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders last Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans …

Arkansas Malpractice Bill Would Restrict Trans Youth Medical Care

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Nearly two years after Arkansas became the first state to enact a now-blocked ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Republican lawmakers are trying to effectively reinstate the ban with a proposal Monday to make it …

Trial Over Arkansas Youth Gender Care Ban Resumes

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ A psychiatrist called to the stand by Arkansas as the state defends its ban on gender-affirming care for children said Monday he was concerned about the impact the law could have on some transgender youth …

Court Won’t Reconsider Block of Arkansas Trans Care Law

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal appeals court said Wednesday it won’t reconsider its ruling temporarily blocking Arkansas from enforcing its ban on gender-affirming care for children. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the state’s request for …

Transgender Teacher, Maryland School District Settle Lawsuit

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A transgender teacher who said she was harassed by students, parents and colleagues has settled a lawsuit with a Maryland school district with an agreement that includes policy changes and training. Attorneys for Jennifer Eller …

Excluding Sex-Change Surgery from Policy Discriminates, Georgia Federal Court Finds

A Georgia county and sheriff’s office discriminated when it denied health insurance for a deputy seeking gender reassignment surgery, a federal court decided. U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell last week found that Houston County’s health insurance policy, which excluded transgender …