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News Articles: gender affirming

11th Circuit Court of Appeals Atlanta

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Anna Lange was denied coverage for gender-affirming care. Federal judges reheard her case this week

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, the federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case of Anna Lange, a sergeant with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office in Middle Georgia.

February 07, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
A stockpile of testosterone sits on a shelf in Becky Hormuth's kitchen Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Wentzville, Mo. Hormuth has been carefully dosing the drug given to her 16-year-old because she is fearful of losing care for her son who came out as transgender about four years ago as some states have worked to ban gender-affirming for minors.

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Georgia agrees to pay for gender-affirming care for public employees, settling a lawsuit

The state of Georgia will start paying for gender-affirming health care for public employees covered by a state health insurance plan. Two state employees and a public school media clerk sued last year over the state's refusal to pay.

October 20, 2023
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  • Associated Press

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Anxiety rises for Georgia’s trans minors as state law barring hormone treatment starts July 1

At midnight on June 30, transgender minors in Georgia who are not already receiving hormone treatments will be barred from starting due to a controversial law passed by the state legislature along party lines this March.

June 12, 2023
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By:
  • Ross Williams
LGBTQ+ activists protest Senate Bill 14 at the Texas Capitol, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Austin, Texas.

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The Texas Legislature approves a ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The bill cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature after a final vote in the Senate over the objections of Democrats. Texas is now poised to join at least 17 other states that have enacted similar bans.

May 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. Burgum has signed a veto-proof bill into law, Thursday, April 20, 2023, that restricts transgender health care and criminalizes providers who give gender-affirming care to people under 18.

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North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations, but it has come under attack in many conservative legislatures.

April 21, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Supporters of Georgia's transgender and non-binary community stroll through the city's Midtown district during Gay Pride Festival's Transgender Rights March in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.

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3 sue to strike Georgia ban on transgender care for workers

Two state employees and a public school media clerk are suing the state of Georgia. They say in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that the state employee health plan is illegally discriminating by refusing to pay for gender transition-related health care.

December 14, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Dozens of counter-protesters attempted to disrupt an anti-trans rally outside the Tennessee capitol building on October 21 with signs, sirens and shouting.

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Families fear a ban on gender affirming care in the wake of harassment of clinics

Activists are campaigning against clinics that offer care for transgender teenagers. Some families worry that will only fuel efforts to ban gender-affirming care in their state.

November 01, 2022
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By:
  • Blake Farmer

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