LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Efforts to Ban Health Care for Transgender Youth

In this policy brief, the Movement Advancement Project summarizes the proposed policies of 22 states to ban transgender youth healthcare best practices in 2021, and analyzes the potential impacts on the 64,700 transgender youth who reside in those jurisdictions.

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Young and Emerging Adults

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LGBTQ+ Youth

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Children and Youth

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LGBTQ+ People

Resources & Tools

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Beyond Inclusion: Pronoun Use for Health and Well-Being
Story - Original
Screen shot of In Common Newsletter: American Rescue Plan in Action
In Common Newsletter: American Rescue Plan in Action
Resource
Gender-Expansive Youth Report Cover
2018 Gender-Expansive Youth Report
Resource - Report
2015 U.S. Transgender Survey breakout report covers for Black, Latinx/o/a, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander respondents
2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Reports
Resource - Report
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Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths
Resource - Report

Data & Metrics

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LGBTQ+ Health Equity Library
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Published on 03/01/2022