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Transgender youth in the United States, including in Alabama, have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. Many teens worry about how their lives could change once he becomes president.

New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges have launched, but not everywhere, including in Alabama. Most Republican-led states challenged the rule from President Joe Biden's administration, took effect Thursday. In response, judges have blocked enforcement in 21 states plus hundreds of individual schools and colleges.

A new federal rule seeks to clarify that a law against sex discrimination at schools includes gender identity, too. In Alabama, legislation is being considered that would define who is considered a man or a woman under state law, saying it must be based on reproductive systems and not gender identity.

Alabama lawmakers have approved a bill that would outlaw paid assistance for help with absentee ballot applications. They also approved another Tuesday that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities, schools and state agencies.

Transgender women in Alabama would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in college under legislation advanced Tuesday by the Alabama House of Representatives as part of a wave of restrictions on transgender people being pushed in conservative states.

Transgender women in Alabama would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in college under legislation advanced by an Alabama House committee. Members backed legislation that would extend a 2021 ban on transgender athletes in K-12 sports team to now include colleges.

Alabama Public Radio has spent the summer reporting on issues that the transgender community faces in the state. That includes legislation aimed at…

An APR News FeatureAlabama is joining the growing list of states to restrict how transgender youth participate in high school sports, and trans activists…

An APR News feature Alabama is joining a growing list of states that ban transgender youth from participating in high school sports. Another proposal to…

The Alabama Legislature is considering a bill that would make it illegal to treat transgender youth with hormonal therapy, puberty blockers and surgery to…