Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care

The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, during the prayer service at Washington National Cathedral, directed a message for President Donald Trump, who was seated in the front row.

The Washington National Cathedral event was not a "good service," he said.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to author and transgender rights activist Raquel Willis about Trump’s executive actions directed against the LGBTQ+ community.

Incoming President Donald Trump will issue an executive order that would dismantle all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government.

The Montana House of Representatives has advanced a transgender bathroom ban, the first to do so in the 2025 session.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether a legislative committee’s rejection of an agency rule that would ban the practice of “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ people was unconstitutional

Montana’s House is has endorsed a ban on transgender people using bathrooms in public buildings that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth

The House passed the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," on Tuesday on a vote of 218-206-1.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked the launch of Turkey’s “Year of the Family” with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community and the announcement of measures to boost birth rates

After close to 200 interviews, Danielle Winston and Paige Kennedy-Winston connected with Flavio Valabrega from Italy, their eventual donor.

The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found that they overstepped the president’s authority

The use of gender-affirming medical care for trans teens was rare between 2018 to 2022, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The Pentagon agreed to a settlement with LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" that would open up access to benefits.

Three history-making, newly elected lawmakers representing the LGBTQ community will be sworn in to the 119th Congress Friday.

The family invited “20/20” to travel with them for their difficult journey. "It's been hard...having to go and basically clean up your child's life after they're gone," Gideon Bernstein said. 

Jeanne Pepper Bernstein said she believes her son would "be making people happy" if still alive today. For a new "20/20" interview, she discussed a letter found at Blaze's memorial. 

The holidays can be a difficult time for those in the LGBTQ community as anti-LGBTQ sentiment grows nationwide.

Drag performer Murray Hill will host the first-ever drag king competition series, "King of Drag," premiering in spring 2025 on LGBTQ+ streamer Revry.

Rep. Nancy Mace has made headlines for her rhetoric around the transgender community, including her efforts to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms.

"We are in a very different time," the singer said.

ABC News spoke with protesters, including Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, about the Supreme Court case concerning gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Jonathan Skrmetti argued his case in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, defending Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Three families and a doctor, supported by the Biden administration, are challenging a Tennessee law that bans procedures like hormone therapies and puberty blockers for minors.

Tennessee family wants Supreme Court to strike down ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors on the grounds of sex discrimination and violating parental rights.

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer talks to a Tennessee couple that's arguing, on behalf of their daughter, that a state law banning certain medical treatments for transgender minors is unconstitutional.

Sarah Kate Ellis, President of GLAAD, discussed the landmark Supreme Court case that weighs gender-affirming care for trans kids.

Alex Consani has made history as the first transgender model to receive the Fashion Awards' Model of the Year award.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a transgender bathroom ban into law.

Transgender residents living under a bathroom ban in Texas reflect on the controversy surrounding Sarah McBridge and new Congressional restrictions.

538's polling column about Republicans' transgender bathroom bans, Trump's transition, trust in polls and Thanksgiving plans.

Utah State University has filed a motion to join an ongoing lawsuit that aims at challenging transgender sports participation policies.

At least 36 transgender or gender-expansive people were killed in the last year, the majority killed by a gun. A new Everytown study spotlights this gun violence.

A look at the numbers behind the harm and hate the transgender community often bears and how gender-motivated crimes and anti-LGBTQ bills impact the population.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender women cannot use women’s restrooms in the Capitol and House office buildings

House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender women cannot use women's restrooms in the Capitol and House office buildings.

At least 36 transgender or gender-expansive people were killed in the last year, the majority killed by a gun.

Rep. Nancy Mace said the bill she introduced to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms at the U.S. Capitol was "absolutely" in response to Rep.-elect Sarah McBride's entering Congress.

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace was asked Tuesday about the bill she introduced to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms at the U.S. Capitol.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he "welcomes all new members with open arms."

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is the first transgender member of Congress.

The bill would come as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride prepares to take office as the first transgender member of Congress.

The messages has targeted LGBTQ+ high school students as recipients were allegedly told to report to re-education camp.

Members of the Hispanic and LGBTQIA+ communities are now receiving emails saying they have been selected for deportation or to report to a re-education camp.

Samuel Woodward was found guilty of murdering his former classmate, Blaze Bernstein, in a hate crime.

A transgender bathroom ban has been sent to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's desk after passing through the state legislature.

The Department of Education announced that Oklahoma's Owasso Public Schools has agreed to “remedy violations of Title IX” following LGBTQ+ student Nex Benedict's death.

LGBTQ hotlines nationwide, including the Rainbow Youth Project and the Trevor Project, are seeing massive surges in crisis outreach amid the fallout of the election.

LGBTQ hotlines nationwide, including the Rainbow Youth Project and the Trevor Project, are seeing massive surges in crisis outreach amid the fallout of the election. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports.

For transgender elders like Imperato, today’s world is a stark contrast to the world they once lived in as LGBTQ progress and acceptance continues to grow.