October 13, 2024 - The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) tracks over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies. This map shows the overall policy tallies (as distinct from sexual orientation or gender identity tallies) for each state, the District of Columbia, and the five populated U.S. territories.

May 20, 2023 - The map of anti-trans risk has polarized into two Americas - one where trans people have full legal protections, and one where they are persecuted by the state.

July 25, 2024 - Summary of updates: Two major moves have occurred at the adult level. Rhode Island became the 17th state to pass a law or policy that makes the state a sanctuary state for transgender people. The bill, HB7577, was signed into law on June 25th and protects transgender people’s healthcare from ...

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May 3, 2024 - Short summary of updates:Passage of a transgender sanctuary bill in Maine places it among the safest states with the best protections for transgender people for both youth and adults. Several anti-trans bills that have passed in Idaho raise its risk for transgender adults; that risk was already ...

July 18, 2023 - States across the country are considering bans on transgender health care for youth and young adults.

1 week ago - The expanded LGBTQIA2S+ acronym ... transgender and trans, queer and questioning, intersex, asexual or agender, and two-spirit. The plus-sign signifies additional identity terms to be inclusive. Ray said Olympia joins only three other places in the U.S. that have declared themselves a sanctuary city or state for queer ...

October 10, 2023 - Here's a list of safe cities and states for transgender folks.

January 2, 2025 - In December 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (covering Alabama, Florida and Georgia) ruled that Vandy Beth Glenn, a transgender woman living in Georgia, had been unfairly terminated from her job at the Georgia Legislative Assembly due to her transgender status.

1 day ago - These laws, often called "shield" ... as "sanctuary states" that protect patients traveling to the state from other states that have banned such treatments among other things. As of June 2024, 16 states and the District of Columbia have enacted "shield" laws. Of the approximately 1.6 million Americans who are transgender, about 300,000 ...

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March 28, 2024 - The Sacramento City Council voted ... capital a sanctuary for transgender people. The resolution, which went into effect immediately, guarantees that none of the city’s resources — including staff time — are used to enforce laws passed in other states that restrict access ...

March 27, 2024 - The Sacramento City Council on March 26, 2024, approved a resolution to declare Sacramento a sanctuary city for transgender people. Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela · The city of Sacramento will serve as a safe haven for transgender people fleeing from states banning gender-affirming care, the ...

March 27, 2024 - The city of Sacramento, California, ... city for transgender people. The resolution, introduced by Katie Valenzuela, a member of the Sacramento City Council, means that Sacramento would protect the trans community’s rights, safeguarding them from anti-trans legislation such as the growing push across the country to ban gender-affirming care. It follows Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-Calif.) signing of a law in 2022 that established California as a sanctuary state for trans ...

March 27, 2024 - City council to consider making Sacramento a sanctuary city for transgender people · “California has been a leader in protecting the rights of transgender individuals to access care, but many states across the nation are moving in the opposite direction,” Valenzuela said in her proposal ...