USA: 2025/2026 Policy and Safety Snapshot

This page tracks current U.S. policy pressure and violence trends affecting transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive people, with direct sourcing from Human Rights Campaign and ACLU.

Last updated: March 2, 2026, 18:10 UTC

Current snapshot

  • Gender-affirming care access: HRC reports that, as of July 2025, 40.1% (120,400) of trans youth ages 13-17 were living in the 27 states that had passed care bans (including states where enforcement was blocked/on hold).
  • Legislative volume: ACLU’s national tracker continues to document hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills in 2026; use the live tracker for the latest count.
  • State advocacy context: ACLU of Wisconsin publishes ongoing legal and policy updates relevant to anti-trans legislation and LGBTQ rights in Wisconsin.

U.S. map (HRC)

Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State Map
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Source map: HRC – Map: Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State

Historical context

  • Fatal violence (2022): HRC documented at least 38 transgender and gender non-conforming people fatally shot or killed by other violent means in 2022.
  • Site history note: Earlier versions of this page centered 2022/2023 snapshots; this version prioritizes current 2025/2026 monitoring links while preserving key context.

Sources

  1. Human Rights Campaign: Map: Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State
  2. Human Rights Campaign: Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2022
  3. ACLU: Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures
  4. ACLU of Wisconsin: LGBTQ Rights
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