New transgender studies center in Chicago aims to combat misinformation and lack of trans-led research

In Arkansas, the Republican-controlled legislature passed a law that will prohibit gender-reaffirming treatments or surgery to minors, overriding a veto by the Republican governor. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, issued two executive orders that effectively bar transgender students from competing in female sports in college and high school, and nearly three dozen similar bills have been filed in statehouses across the country.