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Parker Tirrell, a transgender athlete who plays on her high school's girls soccer team, practices in the driveway of her family home, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Plymouth, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Juggling advocacy with schoolwork, 2 New Hampshire transgender girls fight to play team sports

Two transgender teenagers in New Hampshire are the first to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”
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The State House is seen in Augusta, Maine on June 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Trump administration investigates Maine for claims of withholding gender transitions from parents

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sierra Moran, a transgender service member, listens during a press conference in Tacoma, Wash., on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

Another federal judge blocks Trump policy banning transgender troops in the military

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Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School, in Chino, Calif., June 15, 2023. (Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

Things to know about the federal investigation into California’s law on students and gender

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks to the press Wednesday after a dedication of the Picker House Lofts in the Continental Mill in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)

Maine school officials won’t comply with Trump administration agreement to bar transgender athletes

March 27

Juggling advocacy with schoolwork, 2 New Hampshire transgender girls fight to play team sports

Two high school transgender girls in New Hampshire are the first to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order, asking the court to overturn his vow of “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” (AP Video shot and produced by Rodrique Ngowi.)
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Female craft beer brewers make history in Croatia

Transgender Americans sue to block Trump’s passport policy change that doesn’t recognize “X” gender

Opposition lawmakers in Hungary ignite smoke bombs as parliament passes law banning Pride events

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Trump admin investigates Portland school district over letting trans student compete in girls sports

March 26
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling

March 26
A person walks past a pride flag at Casa Frida, a shelter that supports LGBTQ+ migrants, in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

How a shelter hit by Trump’s aid cuts protects LGBTQ migrants in Mexico

March 26
Mariama Soriba undergoes a procedure for a contraceptive implant at the Marie Stopes Sierra Leone Reproductive Choices clinic in Njagbahun, Sierra Leone, Saturday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

March 25
Ash Lazarus Orr, a transgender plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's policy that bans the use of the "X" marker used by nonbinary people on passports, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change

March 25

Another US judge issues temporary ban on Trump’s removal of transgender service members

March 24
A rainbow flag is suspended at Copenhagen City Hall in Denmark on Aug. 11, 2021, marking the opening of Copenhagen 2021, World Pride and Eurogames. (Ida Guldbaek Arentsen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)

Denmark advises transgender people to contact US Embassy before traveling to the United States

March 22
The South Dakota Capitol stands in Pierre, S.D., Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom bill

March 21
This image provided by the Allegany County Sheriff's Office shows Jack Lasota. (Allegany County Sheriff's Office via AP)

New gun charges filed against the leader and 2 followers of cultlike Zizian group tied to killings

March 20
The Tennessee State Capitol is seen, Feb. 10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor’s desk

March 20
University of Pennsylvania athlete Lia Thomas prepares for the 500 meter freestyle event at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

What to know about transgender swimmer Lia Thomas

March 20
President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Maine found in violation of Title IX over transgender athletes after Trump clashed with governor

March 19

Judge orders Trump administration to return two transgender inmates to women’s prisons

March 19
University of Pennsylvania signage is seen in Philadelphia Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

March 19
Police officers stand guard outside Columbia University, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely

March 19
Protesters advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos, File)

What to know about a legal dispute over one Ohio school district’s pronoun policy

March 19
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, March 14, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

March 19
A sign reads, "Keep religion out of our government," at the Central Ohio March for Queer and Trans Youth, March 31, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos, File)

Appeals court blocks Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

March 19
MPs of Momentum protest with flares during the plenary session of the Hungarian parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Boglarka Bodnar/MTI via AP)

Hungary’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law bans Pride events and sparks protests

March 19
The exterior of the Kentucky Capitol is viewed April 7, 2021, in Frankfort, Ky. State Rep. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky GOP lawmakers vote to protect conversion therapy

March 17
IOC President Thomas Bach, left, talks with former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. while touring the Olympic Village ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool, File)

Going for gold: A look at the political and sporting challenges facing the next IOC president

March 16
A 28-year-old mother of four who was gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, enters a makeshift house in Juba displacement camp, South Sudan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Can technology help more survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan?

March 16
A shaft of light shines into a bedroom in Belle, W.Va., on Nov. 11, 2013. (Craig Cunningham/The Daily Mail via AP, File)

How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends

March 14
North Dakota Republican Rep. Jon Nelson listens during a committee meeting Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Why is an Elon Musk-backed PAC running an ad against Republican state legislators?

March 14
Chris Sidoti, Member of the Commission, speaks during a press conference about the launch of the latest report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias

March 14
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Judge hopes to rule next week on Trump order banning transgender people from military service

March 12
Rep. Laurel D. Libby, R - Auburn, speaks with a colleague, Feb. 14, 2023, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, file)

Republican Maine lawmaker sues House speaker over censure for post on transgender athlete

March 12
Member of the Commission, Chris Sidoti, looks on during the 56th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)

UN-backed rights experts hear Palestinians’ allegations of abuse in Israeli custody during the war

March 11
Flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz, File)

Confronting backlash against women’s rights, 193 nations commit to speed action on gender equality

March 10
The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case

March 10
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