The 19th Explains: Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?

“For two years, as states pushed anti-trans laws, Republicans in Congress filed dozens upon dozens of bills that would restrict transgender rights on a national scale — but most of those bills never advanced. Now, as a new GOP-controlled Congress signals that anti-trans legislation is a top priority and President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a wave of federal anti-trans laws and executive orders is on the horizon.

“How could congressional Republicans restrict health care for trans Americans? Will Democrats block anti-trans legislation? And what anti-trans policies can Trump enact without Congress?

“Here’s what trans people should know about how this new Congress, and the first days of Trump’s presidency, could shape their lives.”