TOPEKA, Kan. (KWCH)—Kansas lawmakers will once again debate a bill set to ban gender-affirming care for minors. The bill is similar to one Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed last year.

While state law already protects “gender identity and expression,” the bill separates the classes’ definitions, in which “gender expression” means “the external appearance of one's ...

A Republican Tennessee lawmaker proposed a bill Wednesday that could restrict transgender people across the state from accessing domestic violence shelters that align with their gender identity.

But health care professionals and advocates who testified against the bill said gender-affirming care is the only evidence-based treatment for gender dysphoria. “Access to gender-affirming care ...

North Dakota lawmakers are considering whether to establish punishments for public schools that defy state mandates barring ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Some Kansas lawmakers think they have the votes this year to ban gender-affirming care for young people. They have introduced Senate Bill 63, called the Help, Not Harm Act.

The House Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Tuesday on a bill that would change the way gender is defined in law and another related to what care is considered ethical for North ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Senate on Wednesday advanced a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. After passing the Senate, 32-8, the bill moves to the Kansas House.

It's a virtual repeat of a bill vetoed last year by Gov. Katie Hobbs and has again stoked debate over transgender rights and ...

During the 2023 legislative session, Republicans championed and passed a similar bill that banned a slew of gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth and restricted the use of public ...