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News Articles: Series: Efforts to restrict rights for LGBTQ youth

In the Thursday announcement, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, "Every student should be able to have the full experience of attending school in America, including participating in athletics, free from discrimination."

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  • Education

The Biden administration moves to make broad, transgender sports bans illegal

The proposed changes to Title IX would still give schools some flexibility to ban transgender athletes depending on age and sport.

April 07, 2023
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  • Sequoia Carrillo
Alabama Rep. Neil Rafferty speaks in support of transgender rights during a rally outside the Alabama State House in 2021. The state is using the<em> Dobbs</em> ruling, which overturned <em>Roe v. Wade</em> and ended abortion access as a federal right, to argue it has the authority to ban gender-affirming medical care.

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  • Law

Alabama is using the case that ended Roe to argue it can ban gender-affirming care

The case marks one of the first known instances in which a conservative state has tried to apply the abortion ruling to other realms, just as LGBTQ advocates and others were afraid would happen.

July 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has quietly signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges.

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  • National

South Carolina becomes the latest state to enact a transgender sports ban

South Carolina's governor signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges.

May 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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  • National

A judge blocks part of an Alabama law that criminalizes gender-affirming medication

The federal judge issued a preliminary injunction while a court challenge goes forward. The judge left in place other parts of the law that banned gender-affirming surgeries.

May 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Demonstrators gather on the steps to the State Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House in May 2021 in Austin, Texas.

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  • Law

Texas Supreme Court OKs state child abuse inquiries into the families of trans kids

The ruling overturns an injunction barring state officials from following Abbott's directive to view treatments such as hormones and puberty-blocking drugs as incidents of child abuse.

May 13, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Protesters rally at the Texas State Capitol on May 4, 2021 in Austin to stop proposed medical care ban legislation that would criminalize gender-affirming care.

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  • Mental Health

Nearly half of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide, survey finds

A survey found rising rates of suicidal thought, as well as significant disparities among trans youth and LGBTQ youth of color.

May 06, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
Rep. Wes Allen, sponsor of the House version of the bill, speaks during debate at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Thursday.

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  • National

Alabama Legislature votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth

State lawmakers also passed a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity, a bill critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay."

April 07, 2022
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  • National

These kids' authors are telling the stories of trans youth. Book bans won't stop them

As lawmakers push forward with efforts to curb the rights of queer and trans youth, authors who've written about gender expansive and trans identities say storytelling is crucial.

March 31, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen here on Feb. 24, signed a bill into law Monday that restricts the education of LGBTQ topics in the state's public schools.

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  • Politics

Florida's governor signs controversial law opponents dubbed 'Don't Say Gay'

The law says public school teachers may not instruct on sexual orientation or gender identity in grades kindergarten through third grade.

March 28, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a weeklong celebration of Pride events in Austin schools this week violates state law. Here, he speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1.

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  • Education

Texas attorney general says Austin school Pride Week celebration breaks state law

Austin's school district holds events to celebrate LGBTQIA+ students every year. Attorney General Ken Paxton says, "when it comes to sex education, parents—not school districts—are in charge."

March 25, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
State Rep. Kera Birkeland, a Republican high school basketball coach who led Utah's efforts to ban transgender girls from youth sports, addresses a crowd of supporters on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on Friday in Salt Lake City.

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  • National

Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite governor's veto

Lawmakers voted to override GOP Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams. The move comes amid a nationwide culture war over trans issues.

March 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature at the Statehouse, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Indianapolis.

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  • National

Governors in Indiana and Utah veto transgender sports bans

Eleven states have enacted transgender sports bans, though many have been snarled by lawsuits.

March 22, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
Republican-pushed bills are seeking to deny minors access to hormone therapy and puberty blockers. Both are treatments that have been vetted and peer-reviewed by mainstream medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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  • National

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says

Fifteen states have enacted or are currently considering laws that would restrict medical treatments to more than 58,000 transgender youth.

March 21, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
Demonstrators hold signs in support of transgender youth at the Texas State Capitol.

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  • National

VIDEO: Parents of trans kids fear Texas' anti-trans orders

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state's Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate certain gender-affirming care as possible child abuse.

March 18, 2022
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  • Mallory Yu and
  • Catie Dull
Because attacks against transgender kids are increasing across the country, Minneasotans hold a rally at the capitol to support trans kids.

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  • National

VIDEO: A look at efforts targeting LGBTQ youth around the country

Many of these laws will be challenged, but it's not just about the threat of legal action. Studies have shown that LGBTQ youth already face higher health and suicide risks.

March 16, 2022
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  • Korva Coleman and
  • Elizabeth Gillis
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