Top surgery improves young transgender people's quality of life, study finds

"It is so important to be able to have evidence and treat [patients] not based on politics, but based on science and medicine," Dr. Sumanas Jordan said.

• Sep 27, 2022

4/5: Red and Blue

Biden facing opposition over corporate tax plan; Arkansas governor vetoes bill restricting transgender health care

• Apr 5, 2021

2/24: Red and Blue

Biden signs executive order on U.S. supply chains; White House ends support in transgender athlete suit

• Feb 24, 2021

Feel what it's like to raise a trans child in Texas in this unique video game

"Portrait of a Texas Family" gives players insight into challenges that parents of trans children face in restrictive states.

• Sep 19, 2022

Montana to temporarily allow transgender people to change gender on birth certificates

After months of defiance, Montana's health department says it will follow a judge's ruling.

• Sep 19, 2022

Woman accused of calling in hoax bomb threat to Boston Children's Hospital

The 37-year-old was charged with one count of making a false telephonic bomb threat.

• Sep 15, 2022

Olympic rugby champion Ellia Green comes out as trans man

The gold-medal winning athlete told The Associated Press it was the best decision of his life.

• Aug 16, 2022

Longtime ESPN reporter M.A. Voepel comes out as transgender

The network veteran shared in a series of tweets that he is a transgender man and uses he/him pronouns.

• Aug 10, 2022

Florida prosecutor suspended for stance on abortion law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended a prosecutor who refused to enforce a new abortion ban and also supported gender-affirming treatment for minors. Attorney Andrew Warren joined CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti to discuss why his suspension is unconstitutional.

• Aug 4, 2022

Texas rejects thousands of mail-in ballots

Thousands of mail-in ballots were thrown out during Texas' primary elections earlier this month. The primaries were the first major contests since Republicans in the state passed a new election law that changed the identification information needed to vote. Jack Fink, a political reporter for CBS Dallas/Fort Worth, has more on the political news in Texas.

• Mar 16, 2022

Billy Porter on new romance film

Emmy, Grammy and Tony award winner Billy Porter joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his film directorial debut with "Anything's Possible” and the importance of telling stories that include transgender joy.

• Jul 29, 2022

Agencies temporarily barred from enforcing guidance protecting LGBTQ people

A federal judge in Tennessee has issued an order barring two U.S. agencies from enforcing new federal guidance extending enforcement of discrimination in schools and workplaces based on gender identity.

• Jul 16, 2022

Transgender woman caught in Montana birth certificate dispute

Four states make it nearly impossible for transgender people to amend their birth certificates.

• Jul 7, 2022

Bette Midler defends abortion access tweet criticized as anti-trans

The performer defended herself and denied any intent to spread transphobia in a series of tweets.

• Jul 6, 2022

Alabama cites abortion ruling in attempt to ban medical treatment for trans youth

The Alabama attorney general's office argued that gender transition treatments are not "deeply rooted in our history or traditions."

• Jun 30, 2022

Trans leader drives LGBTQ services and acceptance in the Bronx

Sean Ebony Coleman created Destination Tomorrow, a center for the predominantly Black and Brown community.

• Jun 24, 2022

Advocate says queer, trans rights threatened

Supreme Court could overturn landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, sparking concerns among LGBTQ+ advocates and allies that queer and trans people's rights are next. Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender justice with the American Civil Liberties Union's LGBTQ and HIV Project spoke with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about the legal reasons behind those concerns as well as the attention on trans athletes and efforts to bar them from competing.

• Jun 21, 2022

World swimming bans trans athletes from women's events

Beginning Monday, the world swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events.

• Jun 20, 2022

World swimming bans certain trans athletes

The International Swimming Federation waded into the issue of transgender swimmers in women's events, banning those who transitioned after turning 12.

• Jun 19, 2022

World swimming bans transgender athletes from women's events

World swimming's governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women's events.

• Jun 19, 2022

Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of transgender youth

Judge Jan Soifer found "sufficient reason to believe that the plaintiffs will suffer immediate and irreparable injury" if the investigations were allowed to proceed.

• Jun 10, 2022

Advocates fight anti-LGBTQ legislation

Advocacy groups are preparing to fight a number of bills that suppress the rights of LGBTQ+ people nationwide. CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Elaine Quijano spoke with National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director David Johns about how these laws impact the LGBTQ+ community.

• Jun 8, 2022

False conspiracy theories spread about Uvalde gunman

Several right-wing personalities have been perpetuating false and disturbing conspiracy theories about the Uvalde gunman on social media. CBS News tech and politics reporter Musadiq Bidar joins CBS News' Carter Evans to discuss just how dangerous this type of disinformation can be.

• May 26, 2022

Time releases list of 100 most influential people of 2022

From a billionaire personally funding the fight against climate change to protectors of human rights, these are the people dubbed Time's 100 most influential for 2022.

• May 24, 2022

Texas court ruling allows investigations into parents of trans youth

The court did not rule on the merits of the investigations, only that lower courts in Texas overstepped by trying to block all cases

• May 13, 2022

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