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Rep. Rebecca Balint sent a letter to President Trump demanding he rescind his recent executive order banning transgender medicine, and Advocates for Trans Equality endorsed the letter.

Anti-trans extremists want to make it impossible for LGBTQI+ youth to be themselves in schools. But the research is clear: affirming school environments are lifesaving for LGBTQI+ youth. We're collaborating with the Movement Advancement Project to make sure that advocates across the country have the information they need to protect our young people.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance in support of the Trump administration executive order to redefine sex. Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) Director of Federal Policy, Olivia Hunt, issued the following statement:

"His leadership signals a dangerous era where disinformation dictates policy, harming those most in need of care."

As a trans person or an ally, you may have the opportunity to speak in front of state legislatures, school boards, city councils, and more. This guide walks you through the essential building blocks of telling your story in these settings and includes storytelling prompts, safety tips, and examples of effective testimony.

President Trump issued a sweeping ban on trans girls and women in athletics at every level of competition, from kindergarten through college; in every sport, from baseball to archery; and every age, including children as young as five who simply want to play with their friends.

Today, A4TE urged the Full Eleventh Circuit to affirm a lower court ruling that Houston County, Georgia discriminated against employee, Anna Lange, when it denied her health care coverage because she is transgender.

The policy and legal teams from Advocates for Trans Equality, interACT, National Women's Law Center, Transgender Law Center, Planned Parenthood, Center for Constitutional Rights, and the National LGBTQI+ Cancer Network explain this anti-trans executive order.

A4TE, interACT and other leading LGBTQI+ organizations oppose the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to HHS Secretary.

President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to remove protections for transgender students and criminalize teachers and school officials who support them.