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Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register via APLast year California passed a law that prohibits schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as transgender. The U.S. Department of Education alleges the law violates parents鈥� rights. -
Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoAdvocates for California鈥檚 LGBTQ+ community are pushing back on Governor Gavin Newsom after he made comments indicating he doesn鈥檛 support transgender athletes playing on sports teams that match their gender identity.
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Oregonians鈥� health care could face more change than most states under the new federal administration, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the state health authority, said officials are preparing to respond quickly as things happen. -
New California law prevents schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as LGBTQ. It鈥檚 in response to some districts requiring staff to notify parents when students identify as a gender other than what鈥檚 in their official files. -
Records show how state medical advisors decided questions around youth transgender care were outweighed by a state law ensuring access. -
Book reveals first-hand accounts of teens struggling to navigate environments in which they are surrounded by hostility. -
Although mental health for young people has declined in recent years across the board, young transgender people are especially at risk. -
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments on Monday to reinstate a lawsuit by two educators against Grants Pass School District 7. -
Protect Kids California said Attorney General Rob Bonta mischaracterizes their effort, which would prohibit gender-affirming care and ban trans girls from girls鈥� competitive sports, among other elements. -
A small group of activists want California voters to decide whether transgender minors should be allowed to receive puberty blockers, hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries. -
A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday in a Malheur County woman鈥檚 challenge to state adoption policies in a lawsuit that will test the balance of religious freedom and protections for transgender children. -
House Bill 2002, which shores up access to abortions and gender-affirming health care, was a key driver of the Senate Republicans walkout last session. -
The bill stands in opposition to legislation in Republican-led states blocking access and criminalizing care -
A sweeping bill intended to guarantee access to abortion and gender-affirming care cleared its first legislative hurdle Monday after a tense discussion that foreshadowed future charged debate in the full Legislature.
