Four US states advance anti-trans bills
Mississippi, Utah, North Dakota and Tennessee have advanced bills which aim to prevent trans athletes from participating in school sports.
Trans Youth
Report finds trans inclusion in sport doesn’t harm cis youth
A new report by the Centre for American Progress (CAP) has found trans inclusion in school sports poses no threat to cisgender youth, despite the increasing number of bills which aim to limit trans athletes.
Kansas bill to criminalise healthcare for trans youth
Four conservative lawmakers in Kansas, US, have introduced a bill which felony for doctors to provide gender-affirming medical treatments to trans youth in the state.
20 US states file bills targeting trans people
At least 20 American states have recently filed anti-trans bills, the majority of which aim to limit trans youth’s access to gender-affirming healthcare or their participation in school sports.
Two US states introduce bills against trans athletes
Minnesota and Utah have both introduced bills this week which aim to prevent trans students from participating in school sports.
Study finds puberty blockers improve trans youth wellbeing
A new study published in PLOS One by the NHS Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) has found young trans people’s mental health improves when they have access to puberty blockers.
Eddie Izzard speaks about experience as a trans child
58-year-old comedian Eddie Izzard recently told Simon Thomas on the Life, Interrupted podcast that she knew she was trans as a young child.