Amy Harmon

New York

Reporter at The New York Times

New York Times reporter covering science, nature, social inequality | she/her

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Federal Report Denounces Gender Treatments for Adolescents

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Azeen Ghorayshi |Amy Harmon

The H.H.S. review may set the stage for additional restrictions on gender-affirming care. Critics described it as an ideological statement. Federal health officials published a report on Thursday declaring that the use of hormonal and surgical treatments in young people with gender dysphoria lacked scientific evidence and expressing concern about long-term harms, a stark reversal from previous agency recommendations and the advice of top U.S. medical groups.
Same-sex marriage is the law of the land. Some states are debating it anyway.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Amy Harmon

It has been more than a decade since same-sex marriage dominated the national political discourse. Public opinion turned rapidly toward acceptance well before the Supreme Court established same-sex marriage as a national right in 2015.
Minnesota Sues Trump Administration Over Limits on Transgender Athletes

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Amy Harmon

The administration has said it would cut federal funds to states that allow trans girls and women to play on girls' sports teams. Minnesota became the first state on Tuesday to sue the Justice Department over its threats to cut federal funding to states that allow transgender girls and women to participate on sports teams that correspond with their gender identity.
Same-Sex Marriage Is the Law of the Land. Some States Are Debating It Anyway.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Amy Harmon

State efforts to urge the Supreme Court to reconsider same-sex marriage have not advanced, but they have reopened the issue. It has been more than a decade since same-sex marriage dominated the national political discourse. Public opinion turned rapidly toward acceptance well before the Supreme Court established same-sex marriage as a national right in 2015.
Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on Passport Changes

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Amy Harmon |Maya Shwayder

13 hours agoWhen Marco Rubio fired the man in charge of dismantling USAID, he made enemies inside the MAGA movement. Peter Marocco, the Trump administration official in charge of dismantling USAID, left a meeting at the White House last week to return to his office at the State Department. But when he arrived, …
Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on Passport Changes

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Amy Harmon |Maya Shwayder

A group of transgender plaintiffs sued President Trump and the State Department over a new rule prohibiting passports from including a gender different from the sex listed on an original birth certificate. A federal judge in Boston on Friday ordered the Trump administration to issue passports that reflect the self-identified gender of six transgender people rather than requiring that the passports display the sex on the applicants' original birth certificates. The order from Judge Julia E.
Rising Legal and Medical Debate on Gender Treatments

2 months ago | manhattan.institute | Amy Harmon |Ashleigh Fields |Caitlin Yilek |CMS Administration

Joseph Figliolia discusses the growing legal and scientific scrutiny of gender-affirming medical practices and policies. On Tuesday, a second federal judge issued a preliminary injunction–this time nationwide–blocking enforcement of sections of the Trump administration’s executive orders relating to the federal funding of “gender ideology,” and “affirming care” for persons under 19. Judge Brendan A.
Judge Blocks Trump Orders to Stop Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers

Mar 4, 2025 | nytimes.com | Amy Harmon

Federal funding for hospitals across the country that provide gender-transition treatments for people under the age of 19 will remain in place under a federal judge's ruling in Baltimore on Tuesday. The preliminary injunction issued by Judge Brendan A. Hurson, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, blocks a Trump administration effort to withhold funds from hospitals unless they stop providing gender-transition treatment to transgender youths.
Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers in 4 States

Mar 1, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Amy Harmon |Andrew Atkins |Drew Atkins

A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction late Friday blocking the government from withholding federal funds from hospitals in four states that offer gender-transition treatment for people under 19. The decision dealt a setback to a key part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to limit the official recognition of transgender identity. The judge, Lauren J.
Judge Blocks Trump's Plan to End Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers in 4 States

Mar 1, 2025 | nytimes.com | Amy Harmon |Andrew Atkins |Drew Atkins

A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction late Friday blocking the government from withholding federal funds from hospitals in four states that offer gender-transition treatment for people under 19. The decision dealt a setback to a key part of the Trump administration's broad effort to limit the official recognition of transgender identity. The judge, Lauren J.