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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · 5d

As regulations change, many trans people have been forced to make difficult financial decisions about where they will make their homes, showing how anti-trans legislation widens existing inequalities. www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...

New policies are making life harder for trans people — and prompting big financial decisions

White House executive orders and legislation in many states have targeted the rights and protections of trans people. For some, that has meant increased financial worry.

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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 21d

Over the last several months, Members of Congress have used increasingly derogatory anti-trans language, and now, 2 Members are calling for trans people to be institutionalized.

Speaker Johnson & GOP leadership must reign in these extremist Members & put a stop to this rhetoric.

“Over the last several months, Members of Congress have used increasingly derogatory language to refer to transgender people, including one member repeatedly using slurs on the House floor. Now, Representatives Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson are calling for transgender people to be locked up against their will and institutionalized. These comments are abhorrent and have no place in our society, especially coming from elected leaders. This demonization of the transgender community must end. Speaker Johnson and Republican leadership have a duty to reign in these extremist Members and put a stop to this vile, hateful rhetoric.” Rep. Mark Takano, Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 21d

In partnership with @transequality.bsky.social, Advocates for Youth, @equalityfed.bsky.social, @glsen.bsky.social, @pflag.org, and @trevorproject.bsky.social, MAP's new report details how home, community, school, and health care impact LGBTQ young people.

⬇️ Hear more from youth in their own words.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · 21d

Good news: last Tuesday, a federal court blocked Trump's efforts to enforce discriminatory restrictions on passport gender markers for trans and nonbinary people in a Lambda Legal case. Passports and IDs should be accurate, not determined by Trump's transphobia. thehill.com/homenews/lgb...

Second court blocks Trump transgender passport policy

A federal court ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to process the passport applications of six transgender and nonbinary Americans with sex markers reflecting their gender identity,…

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · 23d

In recent months, many hospitals have ended gender-affirming care services for youth, due to fear around new bans and rules. Extremist politicians put minor patients and their families at risk when they create uncertainty around their care. www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/h...

LGBTQ+ orgs criticize Nationwide Children Hospital's decision to halt gender-affirming care

Nationwide Children's Hospital says it will no longer prescribe gender-affirming medications for their patients, effective Sept. 26.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · 29d

Legal resources often do not center trans experiences and needs. Here, we’ve compiled expertise from real lawyers about how to successfully initiate a variety of legal processes as a trans person. Find the full pdf guide here: transequality.org/resources/tr... (2/2)

Trans Legal Survival Guide 2.0 | A4TE

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · 29d

In this volatile moment, we want to equip you with the knowledge on how to leverage your existing rights and navigate new policy changes. That’s why we’re releasing an updated Trans Legal Survival Guide! (1/2)

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Aug 26

Read more about the brief here: transequality.org/news/a4te-an...

A4TE and LGBTQ+ Survivors Urge Supreme Court to Allow Colorado Law Protecting Youth from “Conversion Therapy” to Stand | A4TE

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Aug 26

Their firsthand experiences demonstrate that conversion practices are cruel and dangerous, with lasting impacts on youth and families. We urge the Court to protect LGBTQ+ youth and allow Colorado's law prohibiting conversion practices to stand. (2/3)

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Aug 26

JUST NOW: A4TE filed an amicus brief in a Supreme Court case challenging a Colorado law prohibiting conversion therapy for minors by licensed medical providers. The brief features powerful testimony from survivors that show the deep harms sustained by discredited conversion practices. (1/3)

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Aug 22

When extremist politicians don't have concrete ideas on how to best serve their constituents, they resort to desperate, ugly attacks on vulnerable communities. It's a truly pathetic strategy.

Republicans reprise anti-transgender ‘Kamala is for they/them’ ads for the midterms | CNN Politics

Shortly after former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plans to run for Senate, a group backing Republicans released an ad with an echo of last year’s presidential campaign.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Aug 20

Earlier this month, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill to safeguard patients seeking reproductive and gender-affirming care. We applaud the MA-based advocates and providers who made this happen!

Healey just signed a law expanding reproductive and transgender care. Here's what to know.

Healey called it “the strongest law in America that will protect reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, and those who provide it.”

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Aug 18

In a dissenting opinion, U.S. Circuit Judge Jane Kelly wrote there is a "startling lack of evidence connecting Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming care with its purported goal of protecting children."

U.S. appeals court upholds Arkansas law banning youth transgender care

The decision follows the Supreme Court's June ruling holding that Tennessee’s similar ban did not discriminate based on sex or transgender status.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Aug 12

Kris Tassone, Policy Counsel at A4TE, says of Trump's takeover: "We see this strategy for what it is—an ongoing campaign to target and harm trans people, immigrants, Black communities, and other vulnerable populations."
www.advocate.com/news/trump-d...

Trump’s ‘dictator-like’ D.C. takeover is an assault on democracy, critics warn

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s non-voting representative in Congress, condemned Trump’s move as “a federal power grab against the will of D.C.’s elected leadership.”

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Aug 7

Healthcare centers are ending their gender-affirming care services for youth as a result of Trump's cruel intimidation tactics. It's a sign that all healthcare is in jeopardy, while Trump's in office. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

The Attack on Transgender Kids Isn’t Just Cruel. It’s an Omen.

The Trump administration is showing how easily it can target any health practice it opposes.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Aug 5

Here are 8 great fiction and non-fiction reads to pick up about trans history. Have recommendations? Drop them below! 📚

8 Books to Read for Transgender History Month

Pick up these trans history and trans historical fiction books for Transgender History Month this August—or any time of year!

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Jul 31

Faith allyship can be extraordinarily powerful, as faith leaders in Maine showed last month. Thanks to their support, and overwhelming public pressure, all eight anti-trans bills were defeated.

Dozens of Maine faith leaders testified against anti-transgender bills

Roughly 50 religious leaders and advocates testified on bills restricting bathroom use and participation in women’s sports this spring.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Jul 30

"Bathroom bans" are discriminatory and endanger trans people's lives. They're a good example of extremist legislators wasting taxpayer dollars to pass useless, intentionally inflammatory laws that fly in the face of the values of the majority of Americans.

More than 1 in 4 trans people live in states with 'bathroom bans'

Nearly 10 years after North Carolina’s HB 2 caused nationwide boycotts, 19 states have enacted restrictions on what bathrooms transgender people can use.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Jul 29

Due to trans advocacy across the country, the overwhelming majority of anti-trans bills are failing. Clearly, our movement is present and powerful! 🏳️‍⚧️

So far, 647 anti-trans bills have failed in the US in 2025

Trump’s second presidential term has brought an unprecedented number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills lodged, but 647 anti-trans bills have failed.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Jul 28

Some students in our country head back to school this week. Hear directly from trans students navigating their personal lives and educations in a moment where our community's freedom is under threat. edsource.org/2025/fear-an...

Fear and resilience: Transgender students express concerns over Trump’s anti-trans policies

Transgender students made up 0.4% of all undergraduates at the University of California across its nine campuses in 2024. In addition, 3.3% of high school students identified as transgender in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Jul 26

We love this piece about the beauty and joy of parenting a trans teenager. 💜

Raising a Trans Teen in Trump’s America — And Finding Hope

My daughter isn’t a political talking point: She’s a child.

katiecouric.com

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Jul 23

The extreme cuts to Medicaid and SNAP will impact millions. LGBTQ+ people are especially vulnerable to having their healthcare and food assistance cut due to their disproportionate enrollment in aid programs.

With Fewer Protections and More Paperwork, LGBTQ+ Americans Face a Medicaid Coverage Cliff

LGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely to use Medicaid as their main insurance. Trump’s new tax law could create insurmountable hurdles for their health care.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Trump administration is shutting down LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services effective July 17, but there is still support for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis. Find resources here:

These hotlines are still available for LGBTQ+ youth after Trump kills 988 services

The Trump administration is cutting the 988 special service for LGBTQ+ youth, but there are still several existing lifelines for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis. Here are some.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Jul 3

TODAY: The House is on the brink of passing a budget reconciliation bill that would have devastating consequences for millions, including many in our community. Here are 5 ways the bill could create new barriers in accessing health care:
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access

With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Jun 26

Since the measure was introduced, we delivered a record number of messages to senators. And it's paid off! Fuel more of our work below: (3/3) donate.ncteactionfund.org/a/a4te

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