gender and identity

A bill in the Wyoming Legislature would prohibit the state government from requiring its employees to use co-workers' preferred pronouns. It passed the Senate and is now headed to the House, where it died last year.

The Campaign for Southern Equality, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group based in North Carolina, recently announced its Trans Youth Emergency Project would now offer grants in all 25 states that have some kind of gender-affirming care ban. That includes Wyoming, after a ban on that form of healthcare for minors went into effect on July 1.

The bill was a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and the testifier was one of a handful of individuals who travel the country fighting for such bans in state after state.

In a combative committee hearing, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyoming) spoke in favor of a bill last week that would bar transgender athletes from competing in the Olympics.

A bill that requires teachers in Wyoming to notify parents of changes in their students’ physical, mental or emotional health has passed into law without Gov. Mark Gordon’s signature. It also mandates educators in the state to obtain parental consent to teach classes on gender identity and sexual orientation.

This week, Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill that would ban gender-affirming procedures for minors. The ban outlaws gender-affirming surgeries and other forms of care for those under 18 in the state, like puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

Previously known as “Chloe’s Law,” a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Wyoming could be vetoed or signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon at any point in the next 15 days.

Senate File 9 will prevent Wyoming school districts from conducting lessons on sexual orientation or gender identity without written or electronic permission from parents. It’s been allowed to pass into law without Gov. Gordon's signature.

In the coming days, lawmakers will have to hammer out differences between the Senate's budget bill, which includes both amendments, and the House's budget bill, which includes neither.

After passing a third reading in the Senate, a bill that would ban most gender-affirming care for minors in Wyoming is moving to the House. It comes after an earlier bill that focused solely on banning gender transition surgeries failed in the lower chamber.