BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling, upholding the state’s Medicaid policy that excludes coverage for gender-affirming surgeries. The court held that the policy does … Read More
Kansas has officially invalidated driver’s licenses and birth certificates for transgender residents who changed their sex designation on government documents under a law that took effect Thursday. Roughly 1,700 individuals in Kansas will be required to obtain a new standard … Read More
The crazed gunman who killed two people and critically injured three others at a high school hockey game in Rhode Island on Monday afternoon has been identified as a transgender dad who railed against anti-trans hate in family legal disputes … Read More
Glamour Magazine has named nine transgender activists as their Women of the Year. The honourees include a mix of relatively unknown models, actors and musicians, with the most famous face being Munroe Bergdorf – a controversial activist who once branded … Read More
The ruling is a major setback for transgender rights, with more than 20 states having enacted laws similar to Tennessee’s. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law restricting gender transition care for minors, delivering a major … Read More
law refers to biological sex. The landmark ruling means that a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality purposes. Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had … Read More
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has been elected to the U.S. House and will become the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress. McBride easily defeated Republican John Whalen III on Tuesday in the race for Delaware’s … Read More
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) – Russia has added what it calls the “LGBT movement” to a list of extremist and terrorist organisations, state media said on Friday. The move was in line with a ruling by Russia’s Supreme Court last … Read More
The person who opened fire at Joel Osteen’s Houston-area mega-church on Sunday has been named as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36, according to the Houston Chronicle, as authorities revealed “Free Palestine” was written on the weapon used in the attack. Moreno entered Osteen’s Lakewood … Read More
Nov. 9 (UPI) — The Catholic Church will allow transgender adults to be baptized under the same terms as any other person eligible to receive the holy sacrament so long as it does not bring scandal to the church, according to … Read More