The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court on behalf of Samantha & Brian Williams of Nashville and their 15-year-old transgender daughter
A bill that would have forced the outing of trans students introduced by two California Republican legislators is dead for the year
"The ugly truth is that politicians set their sights on kids who take up few to no resources in the school system"
"The bill goes against expert guidance on best-practice trans youth medical care & allows government to override personal medical decisions"
The ACLU also states in the suit that SB 480 violates the federal requirements of the Medicaid Act and the Affordable Care Act
Transgender kids and their parents traveled to the White House from states that have attacked the rights of transgender kids
Gender affirming care is on the chopping block in 11 states, including — most recently — Iowa and Kentucky
"This Trans Day of Visibility I urge you to educate yourself, uplift Trans voices, and fight for our rights"
Gender affirming care is a human right that shouldn’t be outlawed by individual states. Trans rights are human rights
A scheduled rally in the island nation's capital city of Wellington by TERF supporters had been also cancelled due to security concerns