Idaho’s governor forces doctors & teachers to out trans youth despite abuse risks

Idaho educators and doctors will soon be required to out transgender minors to their parents or guardians, even when doing so could put those young people at risk of harm.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a measure called the “Pediatric Secretive Transitions Parental Rights Act,” which will take effect in July and require teachers, child care providers, and health care…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton says ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids also applies to talk therapy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate, says mental health professionals in the state can’t treat trans youth.

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The day before the March 3 Republican primary, in which he faced incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Wesley Hunt, with…

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