House OKs bills to ban trans treatments for minors

Kentucky legislature overrides governor’s veto and restores free speech rights to counselors

The legislature’s action ensures that patients are able to get the help they need rather than be forced into counseling that tells patients they are born in the wrong body or they must accept unwanted same-sex attraction. Kentucky’s Republican supermajority voted to override nearly all of Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes last week, including a bill that lifted Beshear’s ban on non-gender-affirming counseling. That bill also blocks the use of …

Kansas mental health providers brace for impact of anti-trans laws • Kansas Reflector

Ruby Mae Johnson, left, the CEO of Interpersonal Psychiatry in Lawrence, and Emily Feingold, a therapist at the practice, talk about the repercussions of anti-trans bills on their clients. (Grace Hills/Kansas Reflector)LAWRENCE — With gender-affirming care for minors now banned in Kansas, the weight of their transgender care falls largely on mental health providers. Providers at Interpersonal Psychiatry in Lawrence say the new Kansas law coupled…

Kansas mental health providers brace for impact of anti-trans laws

LAWRENCE — With gender-affirming care for minors now banned in Kansas, the weight of their transgender care falls largely on mental health providers. Providers at Interpersonal Psychiatry in Lawrence say the new Kansas law coupled with national anti-trans efforts by…

The Human Toll of Trump's Anti-Trans Crusade

After President Donald Trump issued an executive order restricting access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 19, many hospitals nationwide abruptly cut off treatment for trans youth. This sent thousands of families scrambling, with some even wondering if they needed to leave the country to protect their family’s future. If enforced, President Trump’s order will deny transgender youth access to medically-necessary care,…

Some Mountaineers are free — but that doesn’t apply to everyone

The West Virginia Senate voted to ban hormone treatment for children diagnosed with gender dysphoria on March 6, 2025. The bill has moved to the House of Delegates for consideration. (Will Price | West Virginia Legislative Photography)The freedom to make your own choices is part of being an American. West Virginians take this seriously. We believe in individual freedoms and self-reliance. It’s baked into our state motto: Mountaineers are always …

Trans Care for Minors: When Law and Medicine Collide

What happens when a teenager’s identity collides with a courtroom gavel? In the United States, gender-affirming care for minors has become the ultimate battleground where medical ethics, adolescent autonomy, and political ideology clash — with doctors stuck in the middle and lawmakers rewriting the rules of consent as they go.