A nasty piece of legislation that failed to pass last year has been reborn, nastier than before, and the president really wants it to pass.

Leading Off: The Iowa and New Hampshire Houses pass some of the most aggressive anti-trans policies yet seen in the US.

A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did. The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.

Aly Gibbs screams into the void at the Kansas state legislature, which is evil and must be dismantled brick by brick, for stealing trans people’s licenses.

“I wish I could convey to them that the people they’re hurting are real human beings,” says Juniper, 24, of Witchita Kansas.

A coalition of state AGs have come together to challenge the worst assaults of the Trump regime on trans people’s equal rights.

The right-wing campaign to create an autocratic state is also endangering long-held freedoms for all Americans, pushing U.S. democracy to the precipice. Trans people, its earliest targets, are among the most vulnerable.

Leading Off: A Bay area provider ends care for minors and the UK group GirlGuiding promotes bigotry against both girls and boys. Top story lines as the week begins.

A new profile on the prolific anti-trans activist by Mother Jones sheds light on Gaines’ obsession.

An Immediate Need to Impose Bigotry: Rogue Court Endorses Trump’s Ideology

A 2025 paper studies implicit bias and its link with legal discourse.

Despite its record of voting Democratic, the state has seen a harsh, partisan turn that threatens trans care and rights.

Leading Off: Politically targeted attack comes hours before millions denounce Trump. A hospital succumbs to his threats. Iowa expands the bounds of discrimination. The week’s top story lines.

A bigoted measure “defining sex” raises confusion and sows fear. That’s the point.

Conservative media, legal, political, and business leaders came together in a breathtaking assault on human rights.

Leading Off: Trump ousts trans service members as his party mainstreams hate. Cass is called “unreliable” and unsupported by evidence. The top story lines as the week begins.

The federal judge overseeing the ACLU’s suit against the Trump administration over its policy regarding the sex marker on Americans’ federally issued identification documents has issued a temporary pause for six plaintiffs. The ACLU hopes to expand that pause to the rest of us.

Leading Off: J.K. Rowling celebrates on her yacht, but the backlash over an anti-trans ruling begins in the US and the UK. Is Trump tired of losing? The top story lines as the week begins.

Aime Wichtendahl has broken barriers in Iowa for years. She has more in mind, despite the assembly’s “gut-wrenching” move to revoke civil rights for trans people.