Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: August Edition
Erin in the Morning
Short summary of updates: The risk level for transgender youth has sharply escalated in several states, with this month marking one of the most dangerous increases in years. The surge stems largely from mass compliance with Trump’s executive orders targeting gender-affirming care, leading many states to see some or all of their youth clinics shutter. State attorneys general could intervene by enforcing state equality protections—forcing clinics to fight the federal government in court rather than preemptively cut off care—but none have done so. For transgender adults, risk levels have risen significantly in only one state—Maine—though the broader increase comes through sweeping federal policy. Nationwide, risk now sits at its highest category, driven by a wave of executive orders targeting colleges, businesses, travel documents, and more.
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Kat Fitzgerald (she/her)
Short summary of updates: The risk level for transgender youth has sharply escalated in several states, with this month marking one of the most dangerous increases in years. The surge stems largely from mass compliance with Trump’s executive orders targeting gender-affirming care, leading many states to see some or all of their youth clinics shutter. State attorneys general could intervene by enforcing state equality protections—forcing clinics to fight the federal government in court rather than preemptively cut off care—but none have done so. For transgender adults, risk levels have risen significantly in only one state—Maine—though the broader increase comes through sweeping federal policy. Nationwide, risk now sits at its highest category, driven by a wave of executive orders targeting colleges, businesses, travel documents, and more.
Read the article here.
Kat Fitzgerald (she/her)
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