A Kansas judge temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a ban on gender-affirming care for youth, ruling that a legal challenge arguing the law violates parental rights is likely to succeed.
Douglas County District Judge Carl Folsom issued an injunction on the law, saying a lawsuit challenging the statute under the Kansas Constitution has a strong likelihood of prevailing, according to…
Plus, an expert weighs in on why these remedies work and what else you can do.
Lifestyle and hormone changes can be a perfect storm for restless nights.
For _Texas_ children with special medical needs, a 2023 state law banning gender-affirming care for minors has had unplanned consequences, according to _a new investigation_ by __The Texas Tribune__.
Texas _passed a law_ in June 2023 banning doctors from providing residents under age 18 gender-affirming care, blocking hormone therapy as well as gender-affirming surgeries, which are already…
The Trump administration has ordered federal prisons to begin tapering hormone therapy for incarcerated transgender people. Physicians say that it could inflict immediate psychological distress and long-term medical harm on a vulnerable population.
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Utah Republicans have passed three separate bills restricting gender-affirming care for youth, ignoring research they commissioned which concluded the treatment is safe and beneficial.
The state House of Representatives passed House Bill 174 on Thursday in a 54-16 vote, which would ban hormone therapy for those under age 18, requiring doctors of those currently receiving care to stop writing…
Transgender women athletes do not have an inherent advantage over cisgender competitors, according to a new study.
That’s what advocates of trans inclusion have been saying for years, while anti-trans forces have been saying the opposite. Now a report in the _British Journal of Sports Medicine, _which its authors call “the most comprehensive synthesis to date,” counters the idea of inherent…
The American Medical Association, which has long supported gender-affirming care for transgender youth, has now endorsed some restrictions.
The AMA recommended Wednesday that any gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until adulthood, _The New York Times _reports. While genital surgery is almost never performed on minors, some teens undergo top surgery or facial modifications.…