Hong Kong transgender activist gets ID card reflecting gender change after yearslong legal battle

Henry Yuen vowed to continue working for equality for the LGBTQ+ community.

Maine Republicans outline party’s priorities heading into 2024 elections

On the second day of the party's convention, the GOP adopts a platform that takes positions on school curriculum, foreign policy and news coverage.

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

The bill mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” proposal Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved just a day prior.

Gov. Mills signs bill protecting providers of abortion and gender-affirming care

The proposal drew significant debate in the Legislature this session as well as opposition from out-of-state Republican attorneys general who called it 'constitutionally defective.'

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Meanwhile, lawsuits over the law proceed.

Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban

A federal appeals court found that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.

Trump camp and White House clash over Biden’s recognition of ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’

Biden's political stances on gay marriage and support for women having the right to abortion have put him at odds with many conservative Christians.

Texas court blocks child abuse investigations into parents of transgender kids

Reporting Aside: A tragic ending to a troubled life

The person found dead Feb. 26 in a school bus at Waterville Junior High School was transgender and struggled with mental health and other issues, according to friends and former co-workers.

Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball

The school was fined $16,500 and the girl was barred from playing boys sports for 11 months.