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A new bill under consideration in the Washington state legislature could do away with parental notification requirements for runaway minors if they are seeking sex change operations.Washington’s Senate Bill 5599, passed by the Senate on…

Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is calling on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to look into far-right MAGA supporter Ali Alexander for allegedly propositioning underage boys he met in Nick…

Dozens of advocacy organizations and children's safety experts are calling on Meta Platforms Inc. to terminate its plans to allow minors into its new virtual reality world.Meta is planning to invite teenagers and young adults to join its…

The metaverse is no place for kids, according to a group of more than 70 advocates for children's rights and online privacy. Those concerned are asking Facebook's parent company, Meta, to abandon its plans to attract young teens…

Minors in Missouri soon will be required to undergo 18 months of therapy before receiving gender-affirming health care under an emergency rule released Thursday by the state's Republican attorney general.…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors in Nebraska is one final step from… LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A…

The Missouri House on Thursday approved a Republican-led bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors.The bill, filed by state Rep. Brad Hudson, a Cape Fair Republican, would ban all gender transition surgeries, hormone…

Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill Wednesday requiring minors to obtain parental consent before setting up social media accounts.Arkansas’ Social Media Safety Act stipulates that social media companies “shall…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York-area doctor was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday with sexual abuse of multiple… NEW YORK (AP) — A New…

Republican lawmakers in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to roll back LGBTQ rights.The Kansas House voted 70-52 to pass a bill requiring…