Minnesota has a protective legislative landscape for transgender individuals, with no anti-trans legislation passed in 2023 or 2024. Instead, the state enacted pro-transgender laws such as the "Trans Refuge" bill, a conversion therapy ban, and abolition of the gay/trans panic defense. Anti-trans bills were introduced but did not pass.
2023:
- Trans Refuge Law (HF 146): Codified in April 2023
- Shields gender-affirming care from out-of-state interference
- Grants Minnesota courts jurisdiction for minors seeking such care
- Bars arrests for related acts committed in-state
- Conversion Therapy Ban: Passed April 2023, effective August 1, 2023
- Prohibits conversion therapy practices on minors
- Other 2023 Measures:
- Repealed sodomy laws
- Expanded anti-discrimination to include gender identity
- Protected gender-affirming services via executive order (March 2023)
2024:
- Gay/Trans Panic Defense Repeal: Included in omnibus justice bill signed May 29, effective August 1, 2024
2023 (11 bills tracked):
- Sports, performance, education, healthcare
- Examples: Restricting gender-affirming care for minors
2024 (20 bills tracked):
- Sports, performance, education, healthcare, civil rights, bathrooms
- Examples: Felonizing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones for minors; drag performance restrictions
2025 (33 bills tracked as of early 2025):
- Sports, education, child custody, healthcare, incarceration, other, performance
- Examples:
- Castration/Sterilization Ban: Felony for chemical/physical castration or sterilizing drugs/surgeries on minors under 18 (Feb 10 & 24, 2025)
- Gender-Affirming Care Prohibition: Bans providers from offering care to minors; no public funds allowed (Apr 23, 2025)
- Drag/Performance Restrictions: Defines exaggerated opposite-gender performances as adult entertainment (Mar 12, 2025)
Status: 2025 bills' status unclear post-March 2025; none confirmed passed by available data up to 2026.
| Name |
Party |
Chamber |
Key Actions |
| No specific politicians identified in search results for anti-trans bills |
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| Date |
Event |
| March 2023 |
Executive order protecting gender-affirming services |
| April 2023 |
Trans Refuge Law (HF 146) codified; conversion therapy ban passed |
| August 1, 2023 |
Conversion therapy ban takes effect |
| May 29, 2024 |
Gay/trans panic defense repeal signed |
| August 1, 2024 |
Gay/trans panic defense repeal takes effect |
| 2025 |
33 anti-trans bills tracked; status unclear |
- MN House - New Laws 2023
- Wikipedia - LGBTQ Rights in Minnesota
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2025/MN
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2023/MN
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2024/MN
- ACLU Legislative Attacks 2023
- MN House - Member News
- MN House - New Laws Consolidated
Last updated: 2026-04-02