September 11, 2023 - ITHACA, N.Y.—Common Council declared the City of Ithaca a sanctuary for transgender people with the passage of a bill Wednesday protecting access to gender affirming healthcare. The bill aligns itself with New York State in protecting the provision of healthcare for transgender individuals.

June 24, 2023 - The moves come after red states have curtailed or criminalized gender-affirming care.

Local regulations are preempted ... with a state statute's standards, even if enforcement of the local law might hypothetically result in the same outcome as enforcement of the statute. · So, to the extent any local government purports to adopt so-called “transgender sanctuary city” ordinances ...

July 10, 2023 - The moves come after at least 20 states have restricted or banned gender-affirming care for minors.

March 27, 2024 - SACRAMENTO — The city of Sacramento is now a transgender sanctuary city, believed to be the first in California to vote for this designation. The move was a big victory for transgender advocates in Lavender Heights, the heart of Sacramento's LGBTQ+ community. Sabrina Naves is a trans advocate who says families are moving to Sacramento from other states ...

March 25, 2024 - In the proposal, the councilmember ... impact transgender individuals. The city is already a sanctuary for migrants. In preparation of future legislation that may criminalize those providing or seeking gender-affirming care and given the Council’s stated values of equity ...

March 27, 2023 - Minnesota is moving to strengthen ... refuge state.” ... Minnesota is about to follow in California’s quest to better protect transgender youth, which is a triumph against hundreds of anti-trans bills actively being considered across the country. A new bill, which will turn Minnesota into a sanctuary state for ...

May 11, 2023 - Kansas City’s proposal is coming from a Democratic-leaning city in a state with a Republican governor and GOP-controlled Legislature. In Texas, the state capital of Austin declared last year that it should be considered a sanctuary for transgender youth and their families, and Harris County, ...

March 27, 2023 - Minnesota is moving to strengthen ... refuge state.” · Minnesota isabout to follow in California’s quest to better protect transgender youth, which is a triumph against hundreds of anti-trans bills actively being considered across the country. A new bill, which will turn Minnesota into a sanctuary state for ...

July 16, 2024 - Against a wave of nationwide bills that limit or criminalize gender-affirming care, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 107, which ensures transgender youth who live elsewhere can access medical care in the state. But the law continues to face fierce opposition from conservatives and faith-based groups.

July 27, 2024 - Minnesota would be the second state to pass transgender refuge legislation; last year, California became the first sanctuary state for trans people seeking care.

June 12, 2023 - New York became the 13th state to pass a law declaring the state a transgender sanctuary state. The bill will now go to the governor, who could have months to sign it.

February 17, 2023 - Democratic state lawmakers are ... measures that can carry prison sentences as long as a decade with bills that plan to establish sanctuary states to shield doctors, transgender youth and their families in all 50 states from potential legal retribution....

March 24, 2023 - Studies show that for young people who identify as transgender, gender-affirming care can decrease emotional distress, has positive effects on overall well-being, and reduces thoughts of suicide, Goepferd said.

February 17, 2023 - In a new front in the fight over transgender healthcare, Democrats are trying to turn their states into safe havens for transgender children, even over the objections of parents or legal guardians. · The movement in Democratic states to become “sanctuaries” for transgender minors comes ...

September 30, 2022 - Here’s hoping California isn’t the nation’s only trans sanctuary state for long. Get the best of what’s queer. Sign up for Them’s weekly newsletter here. Samantha Riedel is a writer and editor whose work on transgender culture and politics has previously appeared in VICE, Bitch Magazine, ...

January 1, 2023 - New law restricts California authorities from enforcing laws of other states aimed at criminalizing transgender health care for minors