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Map of anti-trans laws and executive actions by U.S. states, 2021–2026Map: 282 anti-trans laws in 27 U.S. states, 2021–2026, plus 27 executive actions, mostly in the South, Plains and Mountain West. Most common: sports bans for minors (28 states) and care bans for minors (27 states). Montana and Tennessee restricted all 13 categories of rights.282 anti-trans laws in 27 states, 2021–2026Each badge is a category of rights a state has stripped from trans people; its left half is adults and its right half minors.Solid halves were taken by law (341 losses); light, dashed halves by governors’ orders and agency rules alone (27 actions in 15 states).AlabamaAlaskaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKansasMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaHawaiiIowaKentuckyMarylandMichiganMississippiMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregonTennesseeUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdahoNevadaVermontLouisianaRhode IslandN.H., enlarged ×2.21.SEX/GENDER DEFINITIONSSex & gender redefined in law2.BATHROOM & FACILITY ACCESSBathrooms, locker rooms, shelters & housing3.SPEECHNames & pronounsClassroom & library censorshipPublic expression (drag, flags, student clubs)Religious & conscience licenses to discriminate4.HEALTH CARE ACCESSGender-affirming care banned or restrictedMedicaid, insurance, prison & public-funds exclusions5.PRIVACYForced outing & sex-at-birth records6.ADOPTION & FAMILYAdoption, foster care, custody & child welfare7.IDENTIFICATIONBirth certificates, licenses & name changes8.SPORTSSports participation9.ANTI-DISCRIMINATION (ADDED)Civil-rights protections & DEI rollbackWHO LOST THE RIGHTAdultsMinorsBothHOW IT WAS TAKENLawExecutive action onlyRestricted by law or executive actionNone (2021–2026)SourcesLaws 2022–2026: Trans Legislation Tracker, “Passed anti-trans bills” lists, translegislation.com/bills/[year]/passed (accessed Oct. 23, 2026), incl. each bill’s summary and quoted text;NBC News (Missouri, 2023); WRHI and SC Daily Gazette (South Carolina bathroom proviso, 2024–25); Florida Senate bill summary for CS/HB 1425 (2024).Laws 2021 (the tracker gives only a total): ACLU, “Legislation affecting LGBTQ rights across the country 2021”; LegiScan and state legislature records; KNWA, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,Daily Montanan, Tennessee Lookout, HRC and other news coverage of each bill.Executive actions: governors’ orders and press releases, agency rules and memos, attorneys general’s opinions, cross-checked with Movement Advancement Project ID-document citations(Mar. 2026) and coverage by Texas Tribune, WLRN, Spokesman-Review, Arkansas Advocate, Missouri Independent, Nebraska Examiner, Indiana Public Media, HPPR and others.Base map: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundaries via us-atlas (states-albers-10m), simplified.Method: 294 of the tracker’s 353 passed 2022–2026 bills plus 13 verified 2021 laws are mapped (282 laws once House/Senate companions are merged), each coded into the categoriesabove by the rights it removes and who loses them. Not mapped: federal bills, commendations and non-binding resolutions, and bills whose trans-specific provisions could not beconfirmed. 27 statewide executive actions are mapped; a light half appears only where no law already took that right. Excluded: Missouri’s 2023 care rule (withdrawn), DEI orders thatdo not mention gender identity, and 2024 letters telling schools to ignore the federal Title IX rule. Badges mark categories, not counts, and sit fully inside each state; everyslot in a state is the same size, scaled to its area (N.H. shown enlarged), and filled in legend order. Vetoed bills are excluded; some mapped laws and actions are enjoined bycourts or pending voter approval.

Map: 282 anti-trans laws in 27 U.S. states, 2021–2026, plus 27 executive actions, mostly in the South, Plains and Mountain West. Most common: sports bans for minors (28 states) and care bans for minors (27 states). Montana and Tennessee restricted all 13 categories of rights.

This is a map of state laws and executive orders passed since 2021 removing civil rights for trans minors and adults. It's based on the curated content on https://translegislation.com/ and other research I do on state legislation. I will keep it up to date as I'm able.

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