LGBTQ Youths

A Cincinnati City Council committee voted Monday to allocate funding to support mental and physical health for transgender and nonbinary youth.

States that passed anti-transgender laws aimed at minors saw suicide attempts by transgender and gender nonconforming teenagers increase by as much as 72% in the following years, a new study by The Trevor Project says.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear joined health care professionals and activists Wednesday as he signed an executive order he said would restrict conversion therapy in Kentucky.

House Bill 68 is a statewide ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors that would have taken effect in less than two weeks.

The Ohio Department of Health is developing rules on reporting data and on standards for facilities treating gender-related conditions. The deadline for public comment on those rules is Feb. 5.

The new law banning some gender-affirming care for transgender minors has Ohio families considering leaving the state.

In an ironic twist, an amendment backed by GOP lawmakers worried about Obamacare restricting health care choices more than a dozen years ago is being cited as a reason why this new bill is unconstitutional.

The Ohio Senate is expected to override Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of House Bill 68 this week, which would ban transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming medical treatments or playing on girls' sports teams.

Republicans in the Ohio House have found a new target for their anti-trans legislation — school bathrooms.

Gov. Mike DeWine said he's proceeding with administrative rules on health care provided to trans kids regardless of whether his veto is overridden.