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

Leading Off: Will Democrats have the spine to stop them? A court ruling that enables religious discrimination. Hungarians defy a dictator. The week’s top story lines.

Alex Byrne’s ideological commitments were clear long before he was tapped by Trump to claim gender-affirming care is bad medicine.

Another moment in the unfolding saga of California vs. Trump, in which the Department of Education wrongly says California violated Title IX and must start discriminating against trans girls soon or face their wrath.

Former New Republic editor Andrew Sullivan published an opinion piece blaming trans people for attacks on the trans community.

Senator Richard Blumenthal presents himself as a strong LGTBQ+ ally in his support for The Equality Act… but when it comes to online spaces for young queer kids, is he walking the walk, or just talking the talk?

Breonna McCree, a leader of the world’s first Transgender District, describes painful setbacks and the path to defeating bigotry. 

Meanwhile, other mainstream media newsrooms treated the U.S. v. Skrmetti case as an opportunity to center coverage around the expected result.

At least three major providers have ceased to offer surgery for patients under 19. Youth and adults alike fear for the future under Trump.

Leading Off: A reckless exhortation. A former friend dismayed. And an activist newspaper aligned with a right-wing group. The week’s top story lines.

Departing sharply from Maine’s support of trans people, Missouri’s state congress is making moves to harm trans people and pregnant people!

An anti-trans, anti-science decision relies on a history of discrimination against women, and opens the door to challenges on care like vaccines.

Maine’s state senators shot down a series of anti-trans bills amid immense pressure from the federal government to enshrine transphobia into law.

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.

Something must be wrong, they keep suggesting, but they can’t tell us what it is. And they didn’t uplift the stories of the trans youths whose care is under threat.

Just about everybody on the wrong side of this culture war is embarrassing, but Tom Slater’s glazing of a Harry Potter actor earlier this week was impressively pathetic.

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

Anticipating reprisal from the federal government for refusing to blanket ban trans athletes in California, Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office announced that they were filing suit against the Department of Justice to prevent them from freezing federal funds intended for the state.

Leading Off: Two big bills promoting bigotry reach the governor. Oregon turns back a sports ban. And trans people speak out against the Times. The week’s top story lines.

After a transgender girl shared the podium with cis girls at a track and field competition, Donald Trump… you know, got mad. Obviously.