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“The only reason the State of Tennessee refuses to provide these women with coverage for medically necessary health care is because they are transgender.”

The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, and Athlete Ally submitted a comment on the proposed rule changes to Title IX, released on April 6.

With the end of the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) on May 11, transgender people across the country are fearing they will be unable to continue the healthcare they have received for the past three years.

With the end of the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”), transgender people in the United States may find it more difficult to obtain critical health care, access vital medications – especially testosterone for trans men and other trans masculine people – and to receive other life-saving benefits. 

The Let Us Play campaign is continuing to collect public comments until May 15th in response to the recently proposed regulation by the U.S. Department of Education regarding the requirement for inclusion of transgender, non-binary, and intersex students in school sports under Title IX.

Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas – the first transgender athlete to become an NCAA Division 1 champion – has joined the Let Us Play campaign to urge the public to support transgender, non-binary, and intersex students in school sports.

On Thursday, May 4th, the Florida Senate passed Senate Bill 254, an extreme ban on transition-related care and display of governmental overreach.

On Monday, May 1st, Oklahoma became the latest state to ban transition-related care for transgender young people.

The Let Us Play campaign is currently collecting public comments in response to the recently proposed regulation by the U.S. Department of Education regarding the requirement for inclusion of transgender, non-binary, and intersex students in school sports under Title IX.

The National Center for Transgender Equality, in partnership with several organizations, has launched the Let Us Play campaign in response to the recently proposed regulation by the U.S. Department of Education.

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!

On Wednesday, April 12th, Equality Florida released an unprecedented travel advisory, cautioning people, including families, entrepreneurs, and students, that Florida might not be a secure place to reside or visit.