Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE)
@transequality.bsky.social
Fighting for legal and political rights of transgender people in America.
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🛫🧳Are you traveling this holiday season? Check out A4TE's resource on passports and other ID documents to make sure you're ready to go! transequality.org/documents/kn...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🛫🧳Are you traveling this holiday season? Check out A4TE's resource on passports and other ID documents to make sure you're ready to go! transequality.org/documents/kn...
A4TE will be closed from 12/20/25 to 1/4/26. We're grateful to have this chance to slow down, and excited to come back stronger in 2026, ready for a new year of advocacy and progress. (1/2)
December 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A4TE will be closed from 12/20/25 to 1/4/26. We're grateful to have this chance to slow down, and excited to come back stronger in 2026, ready for a new year of advocacy and progress. (1/2)
Yesterday, RFK Jr. and the Dept. of Health and Human Services proposed two anti-trans rules. The rules would:
1️⃣ Prohibit federal Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for youth
2️⃣ End Medicaid/Medicare funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minor patients. (1/3)
1️⃣ Prohibit federal Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for youth
2️⃣ End Medicaid/Medicare funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minor patients. (1/3)
December 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Yesterday, RFK Jr. and the Dept. of Health and Human Services proposed two anti-trans rules. The rules would:
1️⃣ Prohibit federal Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for youth
2️⃣ End Medicaid/Medicare funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minor patients. (1/3)
1️⃣ Prohibit federal Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for youth
2️⃣ End Medicaid/Medicare funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minor patients. (1/3)
As Trump's Department of Health and Human Services continues their campaign to effectively ban gender-affirming care, Rep. Greene's bill is moving to the Senate. Contact your senators now and tell them to vote NO on this dangerous bill: action.transequality.org/a/vote-no-mt...
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
As Trump's Department of Health and Human Services continues their campaign to effectively ban gender-affirming care, Rep. Greene's bill is moving to the Senate. Contact your senators now and tell them to vote NO on this dangerous bill: action.transequality.org/a/vote-no-mt...
JUST NOW: HHS proposed two rules that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for trans youth. If implemented, the rules would end Medicaid coverage for this care, taking away parents' ability to choose the best path for their families. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS moves to slash funding and access to care for transgender minors
The proposals announced Thursday would bar hospitals that receive federal funding from providing transition-related care to minors.
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
JUST NOW: HHS proposed two rules that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for trans youth. If implemented, the rules would end Medicaid coverage for this care, taking away parents' ability to choose the best path for their families. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Earlier tonight: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill effectively banning gender-affirming health care for youth passed in the House. This is a serious attack on parents' ability to make *private* medical decisions for their families. www.advocate.com/politics/mtg...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors passes with Democrats’ support
The outgoing Georgia congresswoman was able to successfully make transgender young people a target as one of her last acts in Congress.
www.advocate.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Earlier tonight: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill effectively banning gender-affirming health care for youth passed in the House. This is a serious attack on parents' ability to make *private* medical decisions for their families. www.advocate.com/politics/mtg...
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TWO anti-trans bills are up for a vote this week:
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
December 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
TWO anti-trans bills are up for a vote this week:
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
Trump rants nonsense about transgender people instead of fixing affordability crisis at Pennsylvania rally
He called "affordability" a Democratic hoax while repeating bizarre "transgender for all" claim.
www.advocate.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
Health care subsidies have not been extended.
TWO anti-trans bills are up for a vote this week:
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
December 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
TWO anti-trans bills are up for a vote this week:
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
TODAY, Senators will vote on a bill to restrict Medicaid coverage for transition-related and reproductive health care. If passed, the bill will make essential care unaffordable for many families. www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p... (1/2)
A divided GOP forges ahead on health care message — without plan to address spiking premiums | CNN Politics
Congressional Republicans are taking a major political gamble this week, laying out a GOP health care agenda that ignores the soon-to-expire enhanced subsidies that help tens of millions of Americans…
www.cnn.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
TODAY, Senators will vote on a bill to restrict Medicaid coverage for transition-related and reproductive health care. If passed, the bill will make essential care unaffordable for many families. www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p... (1/2)
Republicans have released their health care bill—and it's a disaster. The plan targets trans people, low-income families, and immigrants by restricting Medicaid. Tell your Senators to vote NO on this bill: action.transequality.org/a/votenos3386
Access to medically necessary health care is currently under attack in Congress!
action.transequality.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Republicans have released their health care bill—and it's a disaster. The plan targets trans people, low-income families, and immigrants by restricting Medicaid. Tell your Senators to vote NO on this bill: action.transequality.org/a/votenos3386
Bathroom restrictions make public spaces more dangerous for *everyone*. No one should feel intimidated, anxious, or scared when accessing a restroom. Read more about how to navigate the new TX law: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Know your rights under Texas' new 'bathroom bill'
Senate Bill 8, dubbed the "bathroom bill," goes into force on Dec. 4. The new law could impact transgender and cisgender Texans alike.
www.chron.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Bathroom restrictions make public spaces more dangerous for *everyone*. No one should feel intimidated, anxious, or scared when accessing a restroom. Read more about how to navigate the new TX law: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Contribute to A4TE this #GivingTuesday! $15 helps us:
🏛️Keep trans advocates in Congress
⚖️Send trans expertise to the Supreme Court
📝Create trans-centered resources for our community
🩵Power trans-led action year-round
(1/2)
🏛️Keep trans advocates in Congress
⚖️Send trans expertise to the Supreme Court
📝Create trans-centered resources for our community
🩵Power trans-led action year-round
(1/2)
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Contribute to A4TE this #GivingTuesday! $15 helps us:
🏛️Keep trans advocates in Congress
⚖️Send trans expertise to the Supreme Court
📝Create trans-centered resources for our community
🩵Power trans-led action year-round
(1/2)
🏛️Keep trans advocates in Congress
⚖️Send trans expertise to the Supreme Court
📝Create trans-centered resources for our community
🩵Power trans-led action year-round
(1/2)
A federal judge blocked Trump's Department of Justice from seizing the personal information of trans patients in Pennsylvania. This is a powerful rebuke of the DOJ's targeting of gender-affirming health care. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/judg...
Judge sides with trans kids in "complete rebuke" of DOJ's demand for private medical records - LGBTQ Nation
The judge wrote he was "not persuaded in the least" by the DOJ's rationale for needing the information.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A federal judge blocked Trump's Department of Justice from seizing the personal information of trans patients in Pennsylvania. This is a powerful rebuke of the DOJ's targeting of gender-affirming health care. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/judg...
Last week, A4TE filed a brief in both cases, using historical examples of discrimination to show how current anti-trans bans are unconstitutional. We're proud to speak out for trans youth everywhere—ALL students deserve a chance to play. www.them.us/story/suprem...
The Supreme Court Is Set to Hear Cases on Trans Athlete Bans, Here's What to Know
The ramifications of these cases could reach far beyond sports.
www.them.us
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Last week, A4TE filed a brief in both cases, using historical examples of discrimination to show how current anti-trans bans are unconstitutional. We're proud to speak out for trans youth everywhere—ALL students deserve a chance to play. www.them.us/story/suprem...
We all experience the holidays differently—and we're here to say, no matter how you're spending this time, it's all okay. Remember to prioritize your comfort, take care of yourself, and do the things that bring *you* joy. 💗 www.them.us/story/how-to...
How to Prepare for Your First Visit Home After Transitioning
Knowing your boundaries ahead of time can save you stress down the road.
www.them.us
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We all experience the holidays differently—and we're here to say, no matter how you're spending this time, it's all okay. Remember to prioritize your comfort, take care of yourself, and do the things that bring *you* joy. 💗 www.them.us/story/how-to...
Thank you to the 213 House members who are not only condemning transphobia, but making an important connection between anti-trans rhetoric and real-world violence. www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
200+ lawmakers demand Speaker Mike Johnson end anti-trans rhetoric in Congress
“Transgender people deserve government officials who will lift them up, not attack them simply because of who they are,” the members of Congress wrote.
www.advocate.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thank you to the 213 House members who are not only condemning transphobia, but making an important connection between anti-trans rhetoric and real-world violence. www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
🌷💻 A4TE is LIVE NOW on YouTube with Give Them Their Flowers: A Trans Community Gathering in honor of #TransDayofRemembrance.
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
🌷💻 A4TE is LIVE NOW on YouTube with Give Them Their Flowers: A Trans Community Gathering in honor of #TransDayofRemembrance.
🌷Our Trans Day of Remembrance virtual event is starting in one hour at 6:00 PM EST. Hear from trans activists and allies about how we can build our power and fight for change. View the stream here: www.youtube.com/live/BhAGltn...
Give Them Their Flowers: A Trans Community Gathering
YouTube video by Advocates for Trans Equality
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November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🌷Our Trans Day of Remembrance virtual event is starting in one hour at 6:00 PM EST. Hear from trans activists and allies about how we can build our power and fight for change. View the stream here: www.youtube.com/live/BhAGltn...
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.🕯️🤍💐This day is always bittersweet, as we mourn those we’ve lost and celebrate their lives. (1/3)
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.🕯️🤍💐This day is always bittersweet, as we mourn those we’ve lost and celebrate their lives. (1/3)
Reposted by Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE)
Find more information and register for the event at the link below. We hope to see you and your community there. action.transequality.org/a/tdor-gathe... (2/2)
Register: Give Them Their Flowers
A Trans Day of Remembrance gathering, presented by Advocates for Trans Equality and partners.
action.transequality.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Find more information and register for the event at the link below. We hope to see you and your community there. action.transequality.org/a/tdor-gathe... (2/2)
JUST NOW: A4TE lawyers sent an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in regard to two cases about youth sports. The brief urges the justices to affirm lower court rulings that allowed two trans students to play sports with their peers. (1/3)
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
JUST NOW: A4TE lawyers sent an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in regard to two cases about youth sports. The brief urges the justices to affirm lower court rulings that allowed two trans students to play sports with their peers. (1/3)
Reposted by Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE)
“When we lift up the most marginalized of us, including Black trans women, then we can all be lifted up by that," Bahari Thomas, director of public education for @transequality.bsky.social told me.
www.advocate.com/news/transge...
www.advocate.com/news/transge...
A devastating reality: New report finds violence and erasure ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance
“If we are not protecting the most marginalized of us, then who is protected at all?” asked Bahari Thomas, A4TE’s director of public education.
www.advocate.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“When we lift up the most marginalized of us, including Black trans women, then we can all be lifted up by that," Bahari Thomas, director of public education for @transequality.bsky.social told me.
www.advocate.com/news/transge...
www.advocate.com/news/transge...
Today, we are officially releasing our 2025 Remembrance Report. With the Trump administration working to erase our history, and extremists threatening our rights and protections, it has never been more important to create and preserve our own records. (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Today, we are officially releasing our 2025 Remembrance Report. With the Trump administration working to erase our history, and extremists threatening our rights and protections, it has never been more important to create and preserve our own records. (1/2)
Trans people have always played an important role in strengthening our military and defending our country. Trump's targeting of trans service members does not change the truth of their bravery. www.advocate.com/history/hist...
Trans service members have always been part of U.S. history
Across centuries of wars, bans, and battles for recognition, trans military members have answered the call. Now they're fighting for their right to do so.
www.advocate.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Trans people have always played an important role in strengthening our military and defending our country. Trump's targeting of trans service members does not change the truth of their bravery. www.advocate.com/history/hist...