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The Trevor Project Condemns New Federal Rule to Restrict Health Care for Transgender Youth in the U.S.

Research shows that access to transgender health care is associated with significantly lower rates of depression and suicide risk among transgender and nonbinary young people August 11, 2026 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a new rule that, if allowed to take effect, would restrict access to best-practice health care for transgender and nonbinary young people beginning in October 2026. The Trevor Project’s Senior Vice President of Public Engagement Campaigns, Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen (he/him), released the following statement in response: “This rule is a dangerous restriction on doctor-prescribed health care. Since the rule was first proposed back in…
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Colorado Passes New Law to Protect LGBTQ+ People Against Harms of Conversion Therapy in Wake of Supreme Court Decision

New law amends Colorado's existing prohibition to address First Amendment concerns raised in Chiles v. Salazar – and goes further to extend the statute of limitations for survivors to bring medical malpractice claims  May 8, 2026 — Yesterday, the Colorado General Assembly passed HB26-1322, legislation that updates Colorado's longstanding prohibition on conversion therapy to be viewpoint-neutral, directly responding to the concerns raised by the U.S. Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar. The new law preserves Colorado's ban on this discredited and harmful practice while bringing the statute into alignment with the Supreme Court's First Amendment guidance.  The Supreme Court’s March…