The Latest Breaking News from Transgender

She served in the Iraq War and the fight against the Islamic State. Now she is the latest victim of a far-right hoax machine that has repeatedly smeared trans people as killers

President Donald Trump has targeted the rights of transgender people in executive orders in his first two weeks back

U.S. government websites have gone dark as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders declaring his administration would recognize only two genders and ordering an end to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

A government memo aimed at implementing President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people has rippled through the federal government as agencies scrambled to make changes to strip “gender ideology” from websites, contracts and emails

This week, Trump signed three executive orders damaging transgender rights, such as one intended to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors

The health treatment of transgender children will be reviewed by Australia's peak health body as one state pauses gender-affirming care for new child patients.

The language from Trump — such as ’sterilizing’ and ‘mutilation’ — contradicts what is typical for gender-affirming care

At Senate HELP committee, lawmakers grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his record of vaccine skepticism and thoughts on transgender care.

Amid a flurry of executive orders affecting transgender Americans, the Trump administration ordered restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors. Calling it “a stain on our Nation’s history,” the Jan. 28, 2025, order seeks to “end” this form of treatment for Americans under 19 years old.

The president had promised during his campaign to cut funding from schools that taught "Critical Race Theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content."

President Trump's executive order limiting federal support for gender transitions in minors raises concerns and faces legal challenges.