TNN: Trans News Now – Mar 23, 2026

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Judge Mustafa Kasubha of Oregon ruled this week that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not go through the proper administrative steps before he issued a declaration that gender-affirming care is neither safe nor effective for children with gender dysphoria. This decision is likely to be appealed, and the Supreme Court is likely to say that he can make this declaration with this evidence despite the fact that medical associations disagree. This story comes from Them.

San Diego families filed a lawsuit against Rady Children’s Hospital, saying that their decision to discontinue pediatric gender-affirming care was arbitrary and showed prejudice. The Advocate has this story.

This week, the State Department issued a new ruling, saying that all applicants for visas must put their “sex assigned at birth” on the application. This story comes from Them.

After five years, the House of Representatives has finally approved a place for a Smithsonian Museum of Women. However, large amendments say that the measure cannot “identify, present, describe, or otherwise depict any biological male as female.” Erin Reed has this story at >a href=”https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/republicans-hold-smithsonian-american”>Erin In THe Morning.

Senate Republicans have introduced their set of amendments to the SAVE America Act, and they include the anti-transgender provisions which President Trump demanded. The Advocate has this story.

Colorado will have two anti-transgender proposals on the ballot. One would ban gender-affirming surgery for minors, and the other would ban transgender athletes in women’s sports. The Colorado Sun has this story.

The Idaho state House of Representatives has passed a bill which would penalize using the “wrong” restroom with up to five years in jail. Erin Reed has this story at Erin In The Morning.

Nearly four years after Adcey Morrison, a transgender woman, was murdered, Gregory Edward Landers has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the fatal shooting. The South Dakota Searchlight has this story.

An appeals court has rebuked Justice James Walsh for refusing to seal name change records for transgender people. This story comes from The Advocate.

NHS England has announced that it intends to review private prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy for adults. They say that, “unregulated healthcare services pose a potential risk to patient safety acros all age ranges.” PinkNews has this story.

Transgender model Alex Consani will play a supporting role in the new film Peaked. This story comes from Them.

Chaz Bono has married a childhood friend in a “Hollywood Glam” wedding LGBTQ Nation has this story.

Transgender TikTok star Jools Lebron tells in her latest videos how she overindulged in her fame in not so demure and mindful ways. This story comes from Them.

Nepal’s first transgender lawmaker won an election this week. PinkNews has this story.

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