Youth and families

This comprehensive regulation, slated to take effect on October 1st, 2026, aims to create a more inclusive foster care landscape by ensuring the safety and affirmation of LGBTQI+ youth within the system.

On May 27, The National Center for Transgender Equality, in partnership with the TRANSContinental Run, hosted two events for the trans community and allies in Texas— the Trot for Trans Lives - a 5k run - and the Championing Change panel to create a space where we can center and uplift the needs of trans Texans. 

Big news: We’re launching the Let Us Play campaign to make sure that trans and intersex youth can play sports with their friends – and we need you!

NCTE Policy Director Olivia Hunt spoke at the House Oversight Committee’s hearing on anti-LGBTQ violence.

As extremist lawmakers in state after state try to attack our transgender community’s basic health care, the misinformation is rampant.

For Trans Day of Visibility 2023, we've released a video celebrating trans joy and featuring four voices from our trans community!

Read more about Louis, an eighteen-year-old queer and transmasculine recent high school graduate.

In recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility, Vice President Kamala Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Admiral Rachel Levine welcomed six transgender and non-binary youth and their families to the White House, along with advocates from national rights organizations.