Pentagon orders immediate hold on gender-affirming care for transgender troops
Gender-affirming surgery is already banned in military healthcare systems but the new memo appears to target hormone therapy and other care.
Hegseth orders immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a memo to senior Pentagon and military leaders.
Trump's ban on gender-affirming care for young people puts hospitals in a bind
Hospitals and clinics that have offered gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth reacted in a variety of ways to an executive order that aims to halt the care.
Hegseth implements Trump's ban on transgender recruits, gender-affirming medical care
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for all active-duty service members and said the military will no longer accept transgender recruits with gender dysphoria.
Trump policies on gender-affirming care and passports for transgender people challenged in court
Three Democratic states have sued the Trump administration over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19.
Three states sue Trump for attack on gender-affirming care for minors
The lawsuit represents the strongest rebuke at the state level of Trump’s executive order targeting transgender healthcare.
Maryland will still protect access to gender-affirming care after Trump executive order, attorney general says
Maryland will continue protecting access to gender-affirming care, despite the Trump administration's recent executive order stating that the United States would not support certain health care procedures.
WA sues Trump administration over gender-affirming care for youth
The complaint argues the Jan. 28 executive order violates the Constitution's equal protection guarantee by singling out trans people for discrimination.
Pentagon bans trans people from joining US military, pauses all gender-affirming care
The Pentagon reinstated restrictions on transgender recruits joining the military, according to a memo filed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Pete Hegseth directs military to pause gender-affirming care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed the U.S. armed forces to reject transgender Americans who want to serve in the military, and is pausing all gender-affirming healthcare for current service members.
Transgender: US Defense Ministry halts gender-affirming medical care
US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has issued a directive immediately halting gender-affirming medical treatments for all active-duty personnel in a memo addressed to top Pentagon officials and military leadership.
Lurie Children’s Hospital suspends gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19, following executive order
The action at Lurie comes more than a week after President Donald Trump issued an executive order taking aim at ...
Minnesota hospitals still offering gender-affirming care amid federal challenges
In Minnesota, multiple hospitals confirmed that they are still offering gender-affirming care, and no hospitals in the state ...
Rady Children’s Hospital continues gender-affirming care while reviewing new executive order
Other hospitals, including Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, have paused some treatments after administration’s Jan. 28 ...
Corewell becomes first Michigan health system to limit gender-affirming care for minors
The move comes after President Donald Trump's executive order that threatens to cut federal funding for hospitals that ...