How Different Are Transgender Policies in the 50 States?

News Analysis
What is the status of transgender policies across the United States, in particular in the critical area of policy toward children?
First of all, such policies are clearly among the most controversial issues of our time. For example, on Aug. 21, The New York Times Magazine’s back page featured an ad headlined, “Join Us to Defend Every Student’s Right to Learn.”
The copy read, “Across America, a coordinated attack on students’ right to learn is underway right now. This year alone, 33 state legislatures have introduced over 100 new bills restricting discussions about race, gender, and sexual orientation in schools. The ACLU is hard at work challenging these damaging book bans and classroom censorship efforts through litigation advocacy.”…