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LGBTQ+ activists protest Senate Bill 14 at the Texas Capitol, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Mikala Compton/AP hide caption

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The Texas Legislature approves a ban on gender-affirming care for minors

May 17, 2023 • The bill cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature after a final vote in the Senate over the objections of Democrats. Texas is now poised to join at least 17 other states that have enacted similar bans.

North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. Burgum has signed a veto-proof bill into law, Thursday, April 20, 2023, that restricts transgender health care and criminalizes providers who give gender-affirming care to people under 18. Mike McCleary/AP hide caption

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North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

April 21, 2023 • Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations, but it has come under attack in many conservative legislatures.

Families fear a ban on gender affirming care in the wake of harassment of clinics

Dozens of counter-protesters attempted to disrupt an anti-trans rally outside the Tennessee capitol building on October 21 with signs, sirens and shouting. Blake Farmer/WPLN News hide caption

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Families fear a ban on gender affirming care in the wake of harassment of clinics

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November 1, 2022 • Activists are campaigning against clinics that offer care for transgender teenagers. Some families worry that will only fuel efforts to ban gender-affirming care in their state.

Families fear a ban on gender affirming care in the wake of harassment of clinics

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