QM Weekly Update for April 13, 2026
🏳️⚧️⚕️⚖️ On Wednesday, a federal judge upheld a temporary block against key portions of two Trump administration executive orders which threatened to withhold federal funds from healthcare providers who offer gender-affirming care to trans youth under 19, keeping the policy frozen while the case moves through appeals.
More information:
“Federal judge rebuffs Trump administration to restrict gender-affirming care for minors”
Federal judge blocks Trump trans care policy again | Advocate.com
The ruling in the U.S. District Court for Maryland keeps protections in place for providers offering gender-affirming care to patients under 19 while the legal fight continues.
🏳️🌈🏫⚖️ On April 6th, a federal judge overturned a preliminary injunction against the parts of Iowa’s “don’t say gay” law that banned certain books in classrooms and school libraries while requiring teachers to obtain parental permission before providing accommodations for trans students, allowing the full law to take effect.
More information:
“Iowa can enforce previously blocked ‘don’t say gay’ law, appeals court rules”
Court allows Iowa LGBTQ+ book ban to take effect | Advocate.com
The decision means schools can restrict certain books and LGBTQ+ topics in class while courts continue to weigh the law’s constitutionality.
“Federal court OKs Iowa’s “cruel” book ban law in stunning LGBTQ+ defeat”
Federal court OKs Iowa's "cruel" book ban law in stunning LGBTQ+ defeat - LGBTQ Nation
The appeals court vacated two separate injunctions against the law, but advocates promise to keep fighting.
🏳️⚧️🏫🏛️ On April 6th, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it revoked civil rights settlements with multiple school districts that had been found to be discriminating against trans students, undoing civil rights agreements that had been put in place under prior administrations.
More information:
“Trump’s Education Department Ends Trans Student Protections In Schools Across Nation”- Grey
Trump’s Education Department Ends Trans Student Protections in Schools Across Nation | Them
Districts affected will no longer be required to offer restroom access or faculty training on pronoun use.
“Trump administration rolls back settlements that protected trans rights in unprecedented move”
Trump administration rolls back settlements that protected trans rights in unprecedented move - LGBTQ Nation
One of the agreements over Title IX violations dates back more than 10 years.
“Trump administration undoes civil rights settlements that found discrimination against trans students”
Trump ends protections for trans students in schools | Advocate.com
The Education Department is ending oversight in cases where schools were found to have discriminated against transgender students, reversing years of federal enforcement.
🏳️⚧️🎱 On April 3rd, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association announced a ban on trans women competing in women’s snooker events.
More information:
“Trans competitors banned from snooker worldwide”
Trans competitors banned from snooker worldwide - LGBTQ Nation
An announcement from the sport's governing body follows an Olympic ban on trans women athletes.
🏳️⚧️⚕️On April 6th, Children’s Minnesota, the state’s largest pediatric system, restarted offering gender-affirming care to trans minors. The gender-affirming care suspension was in place since February 27, lasting a little over one month.
More information:
“Minnesota’s largest pediatric system restarts gender-affirming care for trans minors”
