Trump Is About to Drop a “Nuclear Weapon” on Trans Youth Health Care – Mother Jones

The rule would deliver an ultimatum to hospitals: Stop providing the treatments to trans kids or get kicked out of the federal Medicaid and Medicare programs...

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/transgender-gender-affirming-care-hhs-manhattan-institute-segm-leor-sapir-trump/

 

RFK Jr overstepped in declaring gender-affirming treatments unsafe, judge rules

"Today's win breaks through the noise and gives some needed clarity to patients, families, and providers," Letitia James, the Democratic New York attorney general who led the lawsuit, said in a statement on Thursday's ruling. "Healthcare services for transgender young people remain legal, and the federal government cannot intimidate or punish the providers who offer them."… 

"The notion that 'I will go forward and issue a declaration and see if we can get away with it' is not a principle of governance that adheres to the overarching commitment to a democratic republic that requires the rule of law to be regarded and respected and honored as a sacred," he said.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/rfk-jr-gender-affirming-treatment-ruling

 

Colorado pastor: Sign these anti-trans ballot petitions or "you're a traitor to Jesus “

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX93VpmngE0

 

Weekly Roundup: Cruelty as Policy, From Healthcare to Trans Panic (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Dan Miller unpacks how Republican policy and ideology are converging around harm rather than governance. He begins with healthcare, breaking down how congressional action allowed Affordable Care Act subsidies to lapse and what that means for millions of Americans who rely on them. Rather than offering alternatives, the GOP continues to frame healthcare through an ideological lens that treats public support as illegitimate, even when the human cost is clear.

From there, Dan traces the familiar shift from policy failure to moral panic, focusing on the escalating attacks on trans youth. He examines the House passage of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Protect Children’s Innocence Act, the Trump administration’s push to ban gender affirming care for minors, and recent FDA actions targeting breast binders. Dan connects these moves to a broader right wing strategy that defines itself through opposition to marginalized groups, warning that restrictions justified in the name of protecting children and morality often pave the way for wider government overreach. He closes by looking at Pete Hegseth’s influence inside the military and the dangers of folding Christian nationalism into institutions meant to serve a pluralistic society.
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-w8in9-29ab3733

 

Marjorie Taylor Greene gets a vote on bill banning trans care for minors - The Washington Post

"The consequences could be very grave," said Rep. Mark Takano (D-California), the chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus. "Politicians are not medical doctors. They're not researchers. Most Americans do not like the idea of politicians inserting themselves into the consultation room where a doctor is meeting with parents and their kids. Rep. Greene should not be making this decision for doctors or parents, let alone writing legislation that would put parents in jail for 10 years."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/17/marjorie-taylor-greene-trans-care-ban/

 

 

 

U.S. Catholic bishops double down on anti-trans policies in new hospital rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOfrYPz3OLE

 

State Department to refocus global rights report on those ‘given by God’ - The Washington Post

"The State Department's emphasis on so-called natural rights and de-emphasis on rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and other legally binding instruments suggest an intentional effort to limit rights," said Uzra Zeya, a top official for human rights at the State Department during the Biden administration who now leads the Human Rights First nonprofit…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/20/trump-rubio-human-rights-report/

U.S. bishops ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals : NPR

More than one in seven patients in the U.S. are treated each day at Catholic hospitals, according to the Catholic Health Association. Catholic hospitals are the only medical center in some communities...

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g-s1-97651/gender-affirming-care-ban-catholic-hospitals 

 

Trump administration wants to block some public servants from loan forgiveness - The Washington Post

Those who work with undocumented immigrants, provide gender transition care for minors or publicly protest could be blocked from student loan forgiveness under a new rule…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/10/30/student-loan-forgiveness-changes-trump/

'You are absolutely ridiculous!' Nancy Mace derails House debate with screaming fit - Raw Story

Jacobs pointed out that Mace seemed to have an obsession with trans people and gender-affirming care. 

"Filler is gender affirming care," she noted. "Boob jobs is gender-affirming care. Botox is gender-affirming care. Lots of my colleagues have received gender-affirming care." 

 "And let me be clear, I think everyone should have access to the gender-affirming care that they need," she added. "And I think we should respect everybody in this country." 

As she yielded, Mace could be heard screaming out of turn…

https://www.rawstory.com/nancy-mace-2673980798/ 

 

Federal Health Plans Ban Gender Affirming Care Under Trump Admin | HuffPost Latest News

This directive, which was quietly issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's health care program, is the latest policy to target access to health care for transgender federal workers...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-gender-affirming-healthcare-trans-federal-employee-health-insurance-plan_n_68a36865e4b0b028bc36115b 

 

The War on American Soil (Andrew Seidel; One Nation, Indivisible podcast Seidelines #2)

In this bonus episode of One Nation Indivisible, Andrew addresses current events including a harmful Supreme Court opinion, political violence, and Trump’s self-enrichment practices. 

Seidel also highlights a recent Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors, critiquing the legal reasoning and broader implications for transgender rights.

Interview: 

https://onenationindivisible.supercast.com/subscriber_v2/feed_items/513116

Weekly Roundup: US-Iran Tensions and SCOTUS Rulings on Trans Rights (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

In this weekly roundup, Dan begins with the escalating tensions between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, examining recent airstrikes and the Trump administration’s controversial military decisions.

Dan breaks down the fractured response within the MAGA coalition, uncovering the religious and ideological fault lines behind the debate.

The episode then turns to the Supreme Court’s latest rulings, including: 

• Gender-affirming care for minors 
• Deportation policy limits 
• The reach of nationwide injunctions 
• Parental rights around LGBTQ+ inclusive education 

Dan highlights the Christian nationalist undertones shaping public discourse and judicial outcomes. He ends with a rare note of optimism, pointing to a surprising cross-ideological ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act as a sign that compromise is still possible.
Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/weekly-roundup-us-iran-tensions-and-scotus-rulings-on-trans-rights/

'No, I'm Not Finished Yet!': Hageman Clashes With Japayal Over Bill To Ban trans healthcare for kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47sBa50YwtQ

Clarence Thomas concurs gender affirming care ruling

But opponents of U.S. laws banning transition-related care for trans minors have said prohibitions imposed by Republican-led states go much further than European policies, which limit but do not categorically ban care. 

"This is no ordinary medical regulation," Pratik Shah, head of Supreme Court and appellate practice at Akin Gump, said of Tennessee's law on a call with reporters in December…

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5357102-clarence-thomas-gender-affirming-opinion/

 

Supreme Court allows Tennessee ban on gender transition care for minors - The Washington Post

Seven major U.S. medical associations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, called Wednesday's ruling disappointing and said it "strips patients and families of the choice to direct their own health care."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/18/supreme-court-transgender-transition-care-tennessee/ 

Utah Study on Trans Youth Care Extremely Inconvenient for Politicians Who Ordered It – Mother Jones

The state's ban on gender-affirming pediatric care "cannot be justified" by science, a two-year review concluded...

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/utah-transgender-youth-affirming-care-ban/

 

Republicans Snuck Two Devastating Health Care Measures Into Trump’s Megabill – Mother Jones

…two last-minute additions went even further: The reconciliation bill that was passed now seeks to ban Affordable Care Act health care plans from covering abortion and gender-affirming care for all Medicaid patients, including adults, after initially proposing to ban care for just minors…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/trump-bill-planned-parenthood-gender-affirming-care/ 

 

Trump Administration Trying To Get Rid Of ACA Protection For Trans People | HuffPost Latest News

The Trump administration has quietly proposed a rule that would remove requirements that insurance providers must cover gender-affirming care as essential care on health insurance plans created by the Affordable Care Act. The practical effect would be that fewer plans would cover such care, while some states would have to shoulder the financial burden...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-trump-administration-is-quietly-trying-to-gut-important-aca-protections-for-trans-americans_n_67e43cb3e4b03867f07e1381

 

VA halts gender-affirming care for transgender veterans

VA facilities, according to Monday's announcement, have already blocked transgender veterans from using restrooms, locker rooms and patient rooms that match their gender identity. The department has begun sending letters of support to non-VA providers to provide gender-affirming surgeries to veterans, it said…

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5199118-va-reverses-transgender-medical-treatment/