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Montana became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth after Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill that was passed in the legislature last week. Montana became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth Friday after Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill that was passed in the legislature last week. The bill restricts the use of hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgeries on people under age 18 for the purposes of gender transitioning. Fourteen other states block families from access to these medical procedures. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte poses a question while taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP, FILE Gender-affirming care has been found to be associated with improved mental health of transgender adolescents and teenagers, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA Pediatrics. MORE: Transgender lawmaker ce...

The push to restrict health care for transgender people has expanded beyond children, with Missouri's new limits on gender-affirming care LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The push to restrict health care for transgender people has expanded beyond children, with Missouri placing new limits on gender-affirming care for both adults and minors. The restrictions highlight how rapidly states' efforts targeting the rights of transgender people have grown this year, despite new obstacles from the courts and the Biden administration. Here's what's happening: WHAT'S THE STATUS OF BILLS TARGETING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE? More than 450 bills have been introduced in statehouses around the country this year targeting trans gender people, which LGBTQ+ advocates say is a record number. They include bans on gender-affirming medical care for minors and restrictions on the types of restrooms transgender people can use. Lawmakers have also been advancing measures restricting classroom instruction o...