Transgender Youth

Attorneys from the state and the ACLU of Indiana presented arguments before a federal judge Wednesday on Indiana’s gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth. The arguments largely focused on what clinical evidence does — and doesn’t — show in the treatment of gender dysphoria.

Court documents said the act’s lack of definitions about “human sexuality” and “instruction” mean teachers don’t know what they can and can’t teach.

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed on to a letter pushing back against the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule to include transgender girls under Title IX protections. That’s despite vetoing Indiana’s transgender girls sports ban last year.

Every long Indiana legislative session revolves around writing the new, two-year state budget. But 2023’s session focused on it more than most. That’s because many of the top priorities this year centered not just on policy, but a dollar amount.

A bill that would limit discussions of human sexuality in pre-kindergarten through third grade classrooms passed in a concurrence vote on Monday.

Their legal arguments rest on constitutional violations and equal protections for transgender Americans.

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 480 into law Wednesday, along with 10 other bills that were waiting for his signature. The ban on medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth takes effect July 1.

Gov. Eric Holcomb has until Wednesday, April 5 to sign, veto or let a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth become law without his signature. The governor says the issue is “clear as mud” but he would take action by deadline.

Bills banning gender-affirming care for minors and criminalizing bystanders around police head to the governor. And a constitutional amendment expanding bail denial advances.

An expansion to the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, rejected changes to the ban on gender-affirming care for minors and legislation inviting a lawsuit.