Trans Rights

Local panelists discussed fostering community even against a backdrop of new state and federal policies that have made life harder for many trans people.

The Texas Supreme Court said the state only needs a reasonable belief that the group may have relevant information, not proof, and allowed PFLAG to redact identifying details about families before producing documents.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Children's Health System of Texas and a Dallas doctor for allegedly violating Texas laws that bans health providers from treating transgender youth with gender-affirming care.

Texas Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical that a woman who regrets her gender transition can't sue her therapist.

Lhexa D’Avignon, a university teaching fellow and Department of Mathematics graduate student, was called in for an “informational interview” by the Office of Compliance on Jan. 16.

Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation and policy changes have left queer and transgender Texans to navigate a changing political and social landscape. Despite growing fear and concerns, some drag queens want to focus on advocating for queer joy and health. Performers said the role of an annual drag pageant in North Texas is becoming more important.

Texas' highest civil court is set to hear and rule on cases dealing with several hot-button issues, including hemp, gender-affirming care and the state's ban on abortions after detection of cardiac activity.

The Trump administration Thursday proposed two rules targeting hospitals that treat transgender children and youth using Medicare and Medicaid as the lever. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

A year after the state blocked transgender Texans from updating their state IDs, it has collected information on more than 100 people who have tried. Officials won't say what they're using the list for.

In its first week, one group’s test of the new restrictions was met with ID checks at women’s restrooms at the Capitol while the Austin City Council moved to circumvent the law's intent.

The North Texas doctors are accused of illegally providing gender-affirming care to minors and falsifying records to cover it up.

Some trans Texans worry that the lack of specificity on how the law will be enforced will harm their safety and lives.