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At least 35 states are considering bills that target transgender youth, according to the bipartisan Freedom For All Americans campaign.
The bills range from restricting what team trans athletes can compete on to making it nearly impossible for those under 18 to receive gender-affirming health
care. A handful of states have signed some of these bills into law, the latest being Tennessee.
News organizations report on these bills every day, and more often than not, the reporters telling these stories don t have firsthand experience living as a trans person. But for those who do, they say it adds to their reporting and helps build trust with their sources.
Originally published on May 7, 2021 1:30 pm
At least 35 states are considering bills that target transgender youth, according to the bipartisan Freedom For All Americans campaign.
The bills range from restricting what team trans athletes can compete on to making it nearly impossible for those under 18 to receive gender-affirming health
care. A handful of states have signed some of these bills into law, the latest being Tennessee.
News organizations report on these bills every day, and more often than not, the reporters telling these stories don t have firsthand experience living as a trans person. But for those who do, they say it adds to their reporting and helps build trust with their sources.
Orion Rummler; Imara Jones; Kate Sosin Credit: Orion Rummler, Courtesy of Axios; Imara Jones; Kate Sosin
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At least 35 states are considering bills that target transgender youth, according to the bipartisan Freedom For All Americans campaign.
The bills range from restricting what team trans athletes can compete on to making it nearly impossible for those under 18 to receive gender-affirming health care. A handful of states have signed some of these bills into law, the latest being Tennessee.
News organizations report on these bills every day, and more often than not, the reporters telling these stories don t have firsthand experience living as a trans person. But for those who do, they say it adds to their reporting and helps build trust with their sources.
Published April 28, 2021 at 9:00 AM EDT
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The murders of two transgender women in Charlotte this month put the LGBTQ community on alert. But truth be told, they’re always on alert.
Transgender individuals, especially trans women of color, are more susceptible to violence, harassment, and discrimination. Not only are they at greater physical risk than most of the population, they experience greater unemployment and homelessness and suffer from mental health issues in greater numbers than the general population.
As trans visibility increases and as state legislatures around the country attempt to pass anti-trans legislation, we look at what this community faces on a daily basis.
Apr 16, 2021 5:00 AM EDT
The rights of transgender Americans has been a growing topic of debate on sports fields, in state capitols and in Congress. The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, says more than 30 state legislatures have proposed more than 115 bills that would limit transgender rights, from participation on sports teams to access to medical care.
But two-thirds of Americans are against laws that would limit transgender rights, a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll found. That opposition includes majorities of every political ideology from liberal to conservative and every age group.
These proposed bills have emerged as a new culture war, with Republican state legislators introducing and voting for them amid Democratic opposition, while a majority of Americans who identify as Republicans are against such laws, according to the poll.