Online Education: Legality & Restrictions

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For most people in almost every state or territory, it is legal to attend (or provide) an online class about gender diversity and affirmation, even if you live in a state that restricts medical gender-affirming care. Those medical bans are typically aimed at clinical treatment and licensing/penalties for providers, not at adults (or families) learning about gender diversity, supportive parenting, or social affirmation.

Burleton Education online courses are compliant with every state law that restricts sharing medical advice or referrals related to gender-affirming care for minor children.

State policy trackers summarize these laws as focused on care delivery and penalties on providers (and sometimes parents), rather than banning education itself.¹

That said, there are important edge cases where legal risk can increase—mostly when a state uses broadly interpreted “aid/abet” concepts around accessing prohibited medical care for minors or when the person involved is a regulated professional/employee (e.g., clinicians, school staff) operating under specific state rules.

Some states have pursued (or proposed) “aid and abet” style language in the gender-affirming care context, and where definitions are vague, people can worry about what counts as “help” (for example, referrals or coordination of care).²

Separately, some governments (state and/or federal) have moved to restrict “gender ideology” content in publicly funded programs (for example, federal funding conditions on sex-ed curricula), which can affect institutions and institutional employees more than private individuals attending a class.³

2. Practical Guidance

Attending a general education class on gender diversity/supportive parenting is typically low risk, especially for adults and for non-clinical content.
Risk increases if a class (or participant) is actively coordinating prohibited medical care for a minor in a state with aggressive “aid/abet” provisions—or if the participant is a licensed provider and the content looks like “referral/clinical facilitation.” (Burleton Education does neither of these things)
Schools/public employees may face separate constraints tied to workplace policy or state education rules; that’s different from what private citizens can read or learn.
If you want high confidence, the safest move is to check your state’s specific statute (or have legal counsel review it) using a state policy tracker as a starting point, then reading the actual law text for “aiding/abetting,” “referral,” or “solicitation” language.

3. State Laws

If your state doesn’t appear in this list, that is because it either has shield laws protecting trans+ youth (16 states + District of Columbia) and their families, or no trans+ legislation at all (5 states).

Last updated February 4, 2026.

Alabama

As a parent in Alabama, it’s generally legal to attend an online class about gender diversity and affirmation. Alabama’s primary restriction in this area (the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act / SB 184) is written to criminalize medical acts for minors (e.g., prescribing/administering puberty blockers or hormones, or certain surgeries) and also says “no person shall engage in or cause” those practices to be performed on a minor; violations are a felony. Those provisions do not ban parents from learning about gender diversity, supportive parenting, or social affirmation in an educational setting.

Where caution is warranted is not the education itself, but anything that could be construed as facilitating prohibited in-state medical treatment for a minor (for example, coordinating a pathway to obtain puberty blockers/hormones from an Alabama provider in a way that would violate Section 4). If the class is non-clinical (parenting support, communication, school navigation, mental health support, safety planning, and understanding identity, etc.), it’s squarely in the zone of ordinary protected speech and education. For context: SB 184 also includes provisions regarding school staff disclosure to parents, which underscores that the law is focused on school reporting and medical restrictions—not outlawing parental education.

Alaska

As a parent in Alaska, it is legal to attend online classes about gender diversity and affirmation. Alaska does not have a state statute that bans families from learning about gender diversity or from participating in supportive, educational programming.

What has happened in Alaska is a regulatory push aimed at clinicians, not parents’ education: in August 2025, Alaska’s State Medical Board advanced a draft regulation that could discipline medical professionals for providing certain gender-affirming care to minors. That kind of action targets licensed providers’ conduct, not a parent’s ability to take a class. If you want to keep things extra conservative, choose courses that are clearly framed as general education and parenting support (not medical direction or referrals), and treat anything medical as something to discuss directly with a licensed clinician.

Arizona

For Arizona parents, in virtually all ordinary circumstances, it is legal to attend an online class about gender diversity and affirmation. Arizona’s current restrictions are aimed at medical procedures (not speech/education). In particular, Arizona law prohibits physicians from providing “irreversible gender reassignment surgery” to people under 18 (A.R.S. § 32-3230 / SB1138), but it does not criminalize parents learning about gender diversity or supportive parenting.

Practical cautions (low risk, but worth knowing):

General education (identity, language, family support, navigating schools, mental health support) is typically low-risk.
Risk tends to show up only when activities appear to involve coordinating prohibited medical care for a minor (e.g., if someone were providing clinical referrals for prohibited procedures). Arizona’s statute is directed at clinicians providing the prohibited surgeries; separate legal uncertainty tends to be discussed in the context of provider referrals, not parents attending classes.
If your concern is specifically about school-related rules (not private courses), Arizona’s sex-ed/school policy landscape has shifted over time (including repeal of an older school-related restriction), but that is distinct from a private online class you choose to attend as a parent.

Arkansas

It is generally legal to attend online classes about gender diversity and affirmation. Arkansas’s SAFE Act (Act 626 of 2021, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-1501 et seq.) is aimed at medical care delivery: it prohibits healthcare professionals from providing gender transition procedures to minors and from referring minors for those procedures.

Nothing in the SAFE Act is written as a ban on parents learning about gender diversity, participating in support/education, or discussing social affirmation in an online class.

The enforcement provisions focus on professional discipline and state enforcement mechanisms tied to “referral for or provision of” the prohibited medical procedures by professionals. Also, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld Arkansas’s law in August 2025, the legal landscape for access to medical care for minors tightened—but that decision did not make general educational programming an illegal act.

A practical nuance: if a class were to drift into “how to obtain prohibited in-state medical treatment for a minor” (e.g., asking Arkansas clinicians for referrals), be aware that Arkansas clinicians are explicitly barred from making referrals for minors under the statute. But attending a general education/support class as a parent is, in ordinary circumstances, not what the law is targeting.

Florida

For a parent in Florida, it is generally legal to attend online classes about gender diversity and affirmation. Florida’s current restrictions are aimed at medical care delivery—especially prohibiting certain “sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures” for minors—and imposing criminal/disciplinary penalties on health care practitioners who violate those provisions. Those statutes do not (as written) make it illegal for a parent to learn about gender diversity, supportive parenting, or social affirmation in an online educational setting.

What is worth watching in Florida is that the same 2023 legislation package (SB 254) also includes custody/jurisdiction provisions tied to a child being “subjected to or threatened with being subjected to” the prohibited medical interventions. That matters mainly in high-conflict custody situations or if someone tries to characterize your actions as facilitating prohibited medical care.

Also, in the 2026 legislative session, bills such as HB 743 and SB 1010 have been moving that would expand “aid or abet”–type penalties, but their text targets health care practitioners (and, in SB 1010’s framing, certain enforcement/civil-liability mechanisms), not parents simply attending an educational class; these proposals list an effective date of July 1, 2026 if enacted.

Practical takeaway: If the class is truly educational/support-focused (not medical direction, referral coordination, or assistance obtaining prohibited treatment), it’s typically low legal risk for a parent.

If you’re dealing with a custody dispute or want high certainty for your specific situation, it’s sensible to run the relevant facts by a Florida family-law attorney familiar with SB 254.

Georgia

In Georgia, nothing in the state’s core restriction law (SB 140, effective July 1, 2023) makes it illegal for a parent to attend an online class about gender diversity or affirmation. SB 140 is written as a medical regulation: it prohibits licensed physicians and facilities from providing certain “irreversible procedures and therapies” to minors for the treatment of gender dysphoria—specifically surgeries and hormone replacement therapies—and it sets up administrative accountability for physicians and sanctions for facilities.

What SB 140 does not do is criminalize parents (or students) for learning about gender diversity, supportive parenting, social affirmation, or general education. It also includes limited exceptions and explicitly allows continued hormone treatment for minors who were already receiving it before July 1, 2023, which further underscores that the statute is regulating clinical provision of care, not information or education.

Practical cautions (low risk, but worth knowing):

Keep the class clearly in the lane of education/support, not personalized medical direction or coordination of prohibited treatment for a minor.
If you’re in a custody or contentious family situation, be aware that anything (even lawful education) can sometimes get mischaracterized in litigation—so consider documenting that it’s a general parenting/education course.
If you want extra certainty, you can compare the course content to Georgia’s current restriction landscape using a reliable tracker (then consult a Georgia attorney for legal advice specific to your family).

Idaho

For a parent in Idaho, attending an online class about gender diversity/affirmation is generally legal. Idaho’s main restriction in this area (HB 71, codified as Idaho Code § 18-1506C, the “Vulnerable Child Protection Act”) is written as a ban on certain medical-provider practices on minors, and it assigns felony penalties to the medical professional, not to parents for learning, discussing, or taking classes.

The main “speech/education” style restriction Idaho has adopted recently affects K–12 public schools, limiting “classroom instruction by public school personnel” on sexual orientation or gender identity (Idaho Code § 33-6001). That relates to what public school staff teach in class, not about what families can learn privately online.

Practical guardrails (to keep risk low even in a hostile policy climate):

Keep the course framed as education/support, not medical diagnosis or treatment.
If the class discusses healthcare, keep it focused on general information and questions to ask licensed clinicians, rather than coaching anyone to evade laws.

Indiana

It’s generally legal to attend an online class about gender diversity and affirmation. Indiana’s SEA 480 (2023) targets medical providers, prohibiting a “physician or other practitioner” from providing (or “aid[ing] or abet[ting]” another practitioner in providing defined “gender transition procedures” to minors—i.e., medical/surgical services and prescribed drugs used for gender transition. The law also explicitly distinguishes these procedures from “mental health or social services” that are not the prohibited “gender transition procedures,” which is the bucket that general education classes typically fall into.

The main nuance is not about taking a class, but about how “aid/abet” language is applied to licensed clinicians and referrals/coordination of medical care. SEA 480’s “aid/abet” provisions are written around practitioners’ conduct (professional discipline standards), not around parents’ learning information.

Courts have been actively litigating the law’s scope, and it is currently treated as in effect following the Seventh Circuit Court action described in the American Civil Liberties Union case summary and local reporting.

Practical, low-drama guidance for parents:

A general online class on gender diversity/supportive parenting is typically low risk under SEA 480 as written.
If you want to be extra cautious: treat the class as education/support, not a venue for arranging prohibited in-Indiana medical care for a minor; for medical specifics, consult an attorney or an out-of-state clinician operating where care is lawful. (This is about risk management, not because class attendance is illegal.)

Iowa

Attending an online class about gender diversity and affirmation is generally legal.

Iowa’s main restriction in this area—Senate File 538 (codified as Iowa Code §147.164)—regulates what a “health care professional” may do for minors, including a clause that prohibits a health care professional from aiding or abetting the prohibited medical practices. In other words, it targets licensed clinical conduct, not parents learning about gender diversity, supportive parenting, or social affirmation. The statute also expressly states that the “aid or abet” clause is not to be construed to impose liability on speech protected by federal or state law, which further supports the idea that education-only classes are not the intended target.

Two practical cautions are worth keeping in mind:

If you personally are a licensed health-care professional, different rules can apply because the statute’s prohibitions attach to that role.
Iowa also has a K–6 school instruction restriction (SF 496) that constrains what school districts may provide to students in that setting; it does not restrict what families can learn privately in an online class.

Kansas

Practical, low-drama guidance for parents:

A general online class on gender diversity/supportive parenting is typically low risk under SEA 480 as written.
If you want to be extra cautious: treat the class as education/support, not a venue for arranging prohibited in-Indiana medical care for a minor; for medical specifics, consult an attorney or an out-of-state clinician operating where care is lawful. (This is about risk management, not because class attendance is illegal.)

Kentucky

It is generally legal to attend an online class about gender diversity and affirmation. Kentucky’s main “restriction” law in this area, Kentucky Senate Bill 150 (2023), targets medical providers (and public-school practices), not private citizens learning about gender diversity. Section 4 prohibits a health care provider from prescribing/administering puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones (above endogenous levels) and performing listed surgeries for minors “for the purpose of” affirming a minor’s perception of sex. It also sets professional discipline (license revocation) for providers who violate it.

Nothing in that section bans parents from taking educational classes.

The biggest Kentucky-specific “content” limits in SB 150 are aimed at public schools, not parents:

For example, it requires policies that ensure students in grades five and below don’t receive sexuality instruction, and requires that students don’t receive instruction/presentations whose “goal or purpose” is studying or exploring “gender identity [or] gender expression” without the required framework/consent rules.

That’s about what schools can (or cannot) provide to students — it does not prohibit you, as a parent, from seeking private education online.

If you want to keep risk low and avoid misunderstandings in a hostile environment, stick to classes that are clearly general education/support (not individualized medical direction), and don’t treat the course as a substitute for medical advice.

Note: the medical-care ban for minors has been actively litigated, and the ACLU of Kentucky has stated the ban “remains in effect” following appellate developments.

Louisiana

Attending an online class about gender diversity and affirmation is generally legal.

Louisiana’s current restriction (Act 466 / R.S. 40:1098.2) is written as a medical-practice prohibition aimed at “healthcare professionals” providing specified puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries to minors for the purpose described in the statute, with licensing discipline and related enforcement mechanisms. The law’s operative “shall not” language is directed at clinicians—not at parents learning, joining support groups, or taking educational courses.

Where you could get closer to legal risk is not “taking a class,” but what the class is doing:

If a course is delivering individualized clinical care (e.g., diagnosing, prescribing, or managing hormones for a Louisiana minor via telehealth), that’s squarely within the regulated zone. Similarly, if someone is asking you to assist in obtaining or distributing prescription meds outside lawful channels, that’s a separate legal issue unrelated to education.
For a normal parent-focused education course—language, supportive parenting, school navigation, resilience, family communication—you’re in the realm of protected information and support, not prohibited medical practice. As a quick reference, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) tracker lists Louisiana’s youth GAC restriction as in effect (HB 648 / Act 466; effective 1/1/2024).

If you want to be extra cautious:

Choose classes that are clearly educational (not medical advice)
Avoid sharing identifying medical details in group chat, and
If you’re trying to navigate care options for your child, consider a brief consult with a Louisiana-licensed attorney for advice tailored to your exact situation

Mississippi

For a parent in Mississippi, it is generally legal to attend an online class about gender diversity and affirmation. The state’s 2023 law (HB 1125 / the “REAP Act”) is aimed at medical/surgical “gender transition procedures” for people under 18 and related funding/coverage rules—not at parents learning about gender diversity or supportive parenting. The statute’s “aid or abet” clause also includes an explicit caveat that it “may not be construed to impose liability on any speech protected by federal or state law.”

What matters practically (parent-focused):

Low-risk / ordinary: taking an online course, learning terminology, supporting your child socially (name/pronouns), and general parenting/advocacy education—these are not “providing” medical procedures.
Where risk could increase: activities that could be interpreted as actively facilitating prohibited medical care for a minor in Mississippi (e.g., coordinating/inducing the procedure, arranging it with providers, etc.). The law does create civil liability and state enforcement mechanisms tied to the provision of, or “aiding and abetting,” prohibited procedures.
Notably: ACLU of Mississippi notes HB 1125 does not add child abuse/neglect provisions and does not create criminal penalties (it’s primarily civil enforcement/licensing impacts).

If your goal is to learn how to support your child (communication, wellbeing, school navigation, safe affirmation), an online gender-diversity class is typically the kind of protected, educational activity the statute says it isn’t trying to penalize as “speech.” If you’re worried because your situation involves medical care logistics, it’s worth getting a quick read from a Mississippi-licensed attorney, since “aid/abet” and “inducement” questions can turn on details.

Missouri

It is generally legal to attend an online class about gender diversity and affirmation.

Missouri’s current restriction (SB 49 / “SAFE Act”) is written as a regulation of medical practice—it prohibits health care providers from providing specified medical interventions to minors (with limited exceptions) and ties enforcement to professional licensing and a civil cause of action against providers.

Importantly, the act also states that its provisions do not apply to speech protected by the First Amendment, which covers general education classes and discussion in ordinary circumstances.

Where things can feel murkier is not “learning about gender diversity,” but activities that look like coordinating prohibited medical care for a minor (e.g., arranging appointments or referrals specifically intended to obtain care that’s illegal for Missouri providers to deliver). Even then, SB 49 itself is focused on providers and coverage rules, not on criminalizing a parent for attending education. Missouri courts have also treated the law as currently enforceable (it’s in effect), so it’s reasonable to be careful about how any class is framed if it includes medical navigation.

Practical risk-reduction:

Prefer classes described as education/support/parenting/advocacy skills, not medical referral coordination.
Don’t share identifying details about your child or medical plans in group settings (privacy, not legality).
If you want a definitive answer for your specific situation, a Missouri-licensed attorney (or a legal aid org) can review any edge-case concerns, especially if your child is currently seeking medical care.

Montana

It is generally legal to attend a private online classes about gender diversity and affirmation.

Montana’s high-profile restrictions have targeted medical treatment for minors and the use of state resources, not private citizens’ ability to learn, discuss, or attend educational programming from home.

A few Montana-specific details that may help you feel anchored:

Montana’s 2023 “Youth Health Protection Act” (SB 99) focused on prohibiting certain medical treatments for minors; it also included limits on using state property/facilities to “promote or advocate” social transitioning or the prohibited treatments, with an explicit First Amendment caveat. That kind of restriction does not apply to you taking a private Zoom class on your own device at home.
Importantly, SB 99’s enforcement has been blocked/struck down in court—Montana’s Supreme Court ruled against it on state constitutional privacy grounds (December 11, 2024), and a Montana court later struck it down (May 13, 2025), though litigation has continued.
Separately, Montana has enacted (and is litigating) laws about what public schools can teach/discuss and when parents must be notified or must opt in—those rules are about K–12 government/school instruction, not private online education you choose as a parent.

Practical caution (low drama):

If a class is purely education/support (language, parenting skills, navigating school, resilience), it’s squarely in the “ordinary and lawful” zone. If you ever want to use a class to identify specific medical options for your child, treat that as a separate step: talk with qualified clinicians and, if you’re worried about legal risk, consult a Montana-licensed attorney for advice tailored to your situation.

Nebraska

For a parent in Nebraska, it is generally legal to attend an online class about gender diversity and affirmation.

Nebraska’s main restriction in this area (LB574, the “Let Them Grow Act”) targets medical care delivery by licensed health care practitioners—i.e., it prohibits practitioners from performing “gender-altering procedures” in Nebraska for people younger than 19 except as allowed under the statute and implementing regulations. It also creates professional-discipline consequences for practitioners and a civil cause of action against a practitioner for violations.

Nothing in the act is framed as banning parents (or anyone else) from learning about gender diversity, supportive parenting, or social affirmation in an educational setting.

The main practical “watch-outs” are about what the class does, not that it exists.

If the online course is education/support (language, child wellbeing, family communication, school navigation, resilience), that’s squarely different from medical treatment. Nebraska’s restrictions are about puberty blockers/hormones/surgeries for minors under 19 and the rules around clinicians providing them.

If a course were to cross into telehealth diagnosis/prescribing or coordinating prohibited medical services in Nebraska, that’s a different legal category than “taking a class” and is where you’d want individualized legal advice.

For context, Nebraska is listed among states with youth access restrictions in major policy tracking.

New Hampshire

For a parent in New Hampshire, attending an online class about gender diversity and affirmation is generally legal.

The major state restrictions currently in play are aimed at medical interventions for minors and related referrals by professionals, not at private citizens learning about gender diversity. For example, NH’s 2024 law (HB 619) focuses on prohibiting certain surgeries for minors and treats “referral for or provision of” those surgeries as professional misconduct, while also creating civil enforcement mechanisms.

Where you should be thoughtful is the boundary between education and facilitating restricted medical care for minors.

NH’s 2025 law (HB 377), signed by Kelly Ayotte, is written to prohibit people from engaging in, counseling, or referring for specified practices involving puberty blockers/hormones for minors when done for gender transition, and it sets criminal penalties, effective January 1, 2026.

Another 2025 law (HB 712) expands restrictions on certain gender-related surgeries for minors and is also structured around provider conduct and enforcement, with major provisions effective January 1, 2026.

Practical takeaway:

A parent taking a general online course about gender diversity/supportive parenting is typically low-risk; just avoid treating the class as a venue for arranging or soliciting specific prohibited medical services for a minor in NH after those effective dates.

If you want high confidence for your exact situation, a quick consult with a New Hampshire attorney (or a legal org tracking these statutes) is the safest step.

North Carolina

It is generally legal to attend an online class about gender diversity and affirmation.

North Carolina’s main restriction in this area (Session Law 2023-111 / House Bill 808) targets medical professionals: it makes it unlawful for a licensed clinician to provide specified medical gender-transition treatments to minors and sets professional penalties (license revocation) and civil liability. It does not prohibit parents (or the general public) from learning about gender diversity, supportive parenting, or social affirmation in a private online course.

The closest “education-related” limits in North Carolina are aimed at K–12 public education (e.g., restrictions on certain classroom instruction in early grades and parent-notification/inspection provisions). Those rules govern what school personnel teach or how schools handle certain communications — they do not ban private, voluntary online education for parents.

Practical cautions (still generally low-risk for a parent):

Keep the course framed as education and support, not as medical instruction or care coordination. North Carolina’s statute is about medical treatment delivery and state funding rules, not parent education.
If you’re also exploring medical options for a minor, that’s where state-specific rules (and rapid legal changes) matter most; for anything beyond general education, it can be worth getting state-specific legal advice.

North Dakota

Parents in North Dakota can legally attend online classes or workshops about gender diversity and gender-affirming support.

Nothing in North Dakota’s current “youth gender-affirming care” statutes is a ban on learning about gender identity or attending educational programming.

What North Dakota does restrict (as of February 4, 2026) is certain medical care for minors (e.g., puberty blockers/hormones and surgeries, with criminal penalties aimed at providers), which is a separate issue from education or support workshops.

Practical Caveats (the stuff that can trip people up):

Education vs. medical treatment:
A workshop that teaches concepts, parenting skills, and how to support a child is generally fine. Where things get complicated is if the “class” turns into individualized medical advice or treatment (telehealth-style diagnosis, prescribing, or managing medications). Those activities are regulated and, for minors, intersect with North Dakota’s restrictions.
School rules don’t govern private parent workshops:
North Dakota has enacted laws affecting how K–12 public schools handle transgender student accommodations and related policies, but that’s about school operations—not what parents can privately learn online.
If your child attends with you:
A minor participating in an educational/support workshop is still generally lawful. The key is that the workshop should not be functioning as medical care delivery to minors in North Dakota (e.g., clinical prescribing/management).

If you want to be extra safe as a parent:

Pick programs that clearly describe themselves as education/support, not “medical consults.”
Avoid sharing identifying details in group settings if privacy is a concern (use first name only, keep camera off, etc.).
If you do want medical guidance, look for a provider who is explicit about licensure/telehealth compliance and what they can/can’t do for North Dakota minors.

Ohio

It’s legal for parents in Ohio to attend online classes/workshops about gender-affirming care, gender diversity, or supporting trans/gender-diverse kids.

What Ohio’s current restrictions mainly target is the provision of certain medical interventions to minors by physicians (and related enforcement/licensing issues), not parents learning information online.

Why this is (generally) lawful.

Ohio law (HB 68 / ORC Chapter 3129) is framed around medical/surgical “gender transition services” for minors and physician prohibitions. It does not create a general ban on adults receiving education, training, or support resources online.
Even the “aid or abet” clause for physicians includes a speech protection carve-out: it says it may not be construed to impose liability on speech protected by federal or state law.

Practical edge cases to watch (these are about the provider, not the parent attendee):

If the “class” is actually individualized medical care via telehealth (e.g., diagnosing, prescribing, managing puberty blockers/hormones for a minor), the clinician must comply with Ohio law and licensing rules—HB 68 restricts certain prescriptions for minors for purposes of gender transition.
General education, peer support, parenting skills, and “here’s how to navigate resources” workshops are typically speech/education, not medical treatment.

Current legal landscape (context):

As of the most recent case-status reporting, HB 68 has remained in effect during ongoing appeals. That said, whether HB 68 is ultimately upheld or struck down will not usually change the basic fact that attending an online educational workshop as a parent is not what the law is aimed at.

Oklahoma

In general, it’s legal for parents in Oklahoma to attend online classes or workshops about gender diversity, gender affirmation, or how to support a transgender/gender-diverse child.

What Oklahoma law does restrict (relevant context):

Oklahoma’s SB 613 prohibits licensed health-care providers from providing defined “gender transition procedures” (puberty blockers, hormones, surgeries) to minors.
Importantly, SB 613’s definition explicitly excludes “behavioral health care services or mental health counseling” from the banned “gender transition procedures.”

What does that mean for parents attending online workshops?

Education/training workshops for parents (information, support, advocacy skills, parenting strategies) are not “providing medical procedures,” so they are not what SB 613 regulates.
Nothing in SB 613 creates a blanket ban on learning about, discussing, or attending classes about gender affirmation (online or otherwise).

Practical “watch-outs” (mostly for care providers, not parents):

If an online “workshop” is actually clinical care for a minor in Oklahoma (e.g., prescribing puberty blockers/hormones, managing dosing, ordering labs as part of gender-transition treatment), that’s where Oklahoma restrictions can bite the clinician.
If you want low-risk options, look for programs that are clearly educational/supportive, with standard disclaimers (“not medical advice”), and that don’t offer prescribing or individualized medical treatment for minors.

South Carolina

It’s legal for parents in South Carolina to attend online classes, support groups, or workshops that discuss gender diversity and gender-affirming care.

There is no known South Carolina statute that bans adults (including parents) from consuming or participating in online educational content on these topics.

What South Carolina law does restrict (and what it means for online workshops):

Medical care restrictions for minors: South Carolina’s 2024 law (often referenced as H. 4624 / “Help Not Harm”) bars physicians and other health professionals from providing defined “gender transition procedures” (e.g., puberty blockers, hormones, surgeries as defined in statute) to people under 18.
- This is about clinical services to minors — not parents attending an informational class.
Public-school rules are different from private workshops: The same law also added provisions affecting public schools (e.g., parent-notification requirements around a student’s asserted gender identity).
Separately, proposed/previous education bills and drafts focus on student instruction/training and parent permission in school settings — again, not parents voluntarily joining a private webinar.

When an online “class” could become legally sensitive:

Usually, the risk isn’t “attendance,” it’s what the program is actually doing:

If it crosses into individualized medical/mental-health treatment for a minor in SC (diagnosing, prescribing, providing regulated therapy/clinical services), the provider may face restrictions, licensing, or scope-of-practice issues under South Carolina law and professional rules.
If it’s a school-sponsored event for students, separate school policy/parental consent and “instruction” rules may apply to students’ participation.

Practical tips for parents (low-drama, just prudent):

Prefer workshops that clearly state they are education/support, not individualized medical treatment.
If the session involves Q&A about your child, it’s fine to ask general questions — but for anything that looks like clinical advice, expect the presenter to recommend an in-state licensed clinician (or decline to advise across jurisdictions).
If privacy matters, choose programs with clear confidentiality practices (registration name, recording policy, etc.).

South Dakota

It’s legal for parents in South Dakota to attend online classes/workshops about gender-affirming care (including workshops about gender diversity, supportive parenting, and navigating healthcare systems).

Why (what South Dakota law actually prohibits):

South Dakota’s 2023 law (HB 1080, codified in SD law) is aimed at medical conduct by “healthcare professionals” for minors—things like prescribing/administering puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones for transition purposes, and certain surgeries.
It also sets licensing-board discipline (revocation) for clinicians and a civil lawsuit window tied to violations.

That law does not make it illegal for:

Parents to learn about gender-affirming care,
Parents to attend support/education workshops,
Parents to access information, peer support, or counseling resources (as education).

The prohibition has been in effect since July 1, 2023.

Practical cautions (where people sometimes get nervous):

Attending a workshop is fine. The legal risk (in South Dakota) is generally about someone providing prohibited medical care to a minor while the minor is in South Dakota, not about you receiving education.

A few “edge” scenarios to think about:

If the “workshop” is actually telehealth medical treatment (e.g., a clinician prescribing puberty blockers/hormones to a minor located in SD), that could put the clinician at risk under SD law, and it could disrupt care logistics.
If you are a public-school employee taking a training in your official capacity, school/district policies or education-related laws may affect what staff can do at work—but that’s an employment/education-policy issue, not a general ban on parents attending private trainings.

Bottom line:

Private online education/workshops for parents are legal in South Dakota. The state’s restriction is on medical interventions for minors by healthcare professionals, not on parents learning or participating in support/education.

Tennessee

It’s legal for parents in Tennessee to attend online classes or workshops about gender diversity / gender affirmation, including “gender-affirming” parenting education, support groups, and general informational trainings.

What Tennessee law does (and does not) cover:

Medical care bans for minors (SB1 / “Senate Bill 1,” effective July 1, 2023): Tennessee restricts certain medical procedures (including puberty blockers and hormones) for minors, including via telehealth when the minor is located in Tennessee.

That law targets medical treatment, not parents’ access to education. It also explicitly says it does not prohibit or restrict psychological practice, professional counseling, or social work.

A parent could face legal exposure only in the context of consenting to prohibited medical treatment (the statute includes certain civil liability provisions), not for attending a workshop.
School curriculum / parental consent rules: Tennessee has statutes about how public schools handle instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity (notification/consent/opt-out). These rules apply to schools and students’ instruction, not to parents choosing to attend private online training.
“Adult cabaret entertainment” law (drag-related): This law concerns “adult cabaret entertainment” that is “harmful to minors” in certain public/viewable contexts. It’s not aimed at educational workshops for parents.

Practical edge case: if an online session includes explicit sexual content and minors are present/viewing, you’d want strong age-gating/parental control. (That’s a general “harmful to minors” concern, not a ban on gender-related education.)

Practical cautions (low drama, just smart):

Choose programs that are clearly educational/support-focused, not presenting themselves as providing medical treatment.
If minors will sit in, pick family-appropriate sessions or adult-only sessions with age gates.
If you’re in a high-conflict custody situation, get advice specific to your case (because family court orders, not “gender workshop laws,” are what usually create risk).

Texas

In general, it’s legal for parents in Texas to attend online classes or workshops about gender diversity, support, or gender-affirming approaches.

What Texas has restricted (in broad strokes) is certain medical care for minors provided by Texas clinicians, not parents learning, attending trainings, or getting education online.

For example, Texas’s S.B. 14 is structured as a prohibition on physicians/health-care providers providing specified medical interventions to minors, backed largely by professional/administrative enforcement mechanisms (and related enforcement authority), not a ban on informational education for parents.

What’s clearly legal

Attending an online workshop/class (even if it discusses gender-affirming care, supporting trans kids, navigating schools, etc.).
Accessing educational resources and peer-support education online.

There isn’t (based on the current sources below) a Texas statute that makes “attending an online gender-affirming class” itself illegal.

What can create practical risk (even if “attending a class” isn’t illegal)

If the class crosses from “education” into coordinating prohibited in-state medical care for a minor. S.B. 14’s core prohibition is on Texas providers providing specified treatments to minors.
If you’re concerned about scrutiny because your child is receiving (or previously received) care Texas officials have tried to characterize as “abuse.”
Governor Greg Abbott issued a 2022 directive urging investigations by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services related to certain gender-transitioning medical procedures. Litigation has limited those investigations (injunctions and ongoing court action are described in reporting and case summaries).
Key point: that legal fight is about investigations into medical care, not about parents attending an online educational workshop.
Public-institution employment context (less about parents, more about educators/universities).
Texas has enacted restrictions around DEI-related activities at public higher-ed and proposed/expanded K–12 constraints, but these are aimed at public institutions, not private citizens attending a private online workshop.

Practical best practices (reasonable and lawful):

Treat workshops as education/support, not a substitute for individualized medical advice.
Be cautious about sharing identifiable details about a specific minor’s medical situation in group settings (privacy, not “legality”).
If your situation involves ongoing legal exposure concerns (e.g., an active dispute or investigation), consider a quick consult with a Texas-licensed family-law or civil-rights attorney.

Bottom line:

Parents in Texas can legally attend online gender-affirming classes/workshops. The major Texas legal constraints target in-state medical provision to minors and related enforcement/investigation efforts—not parent education.

Utah

It’s legal for parents in Utah to attend online classes or workshops about gender diversity / gender-affirming support.

Utah’s recent restrictions have focused on medical treatment for minors (providers and clinical care), not on adults learning, receiving education, or participating in support-oriented workshops.

That said, there are two practical “watch-outs” that come up in Utah right now:

Education/workshops vs. “therapy” (licensing issue — usually on the provider)
Utah tightened enforcement against unlicensed people who effectively provide mental health therapy (including remotely/online). The statute’s definition explicitly covers remote practice and activities like evaluation/diagnosis/treatment planning and “holding oneself out” as able to provide those services.
What this means for you as a parent: attending an educational workshop is fine — but if a program is advertising itself like therapy/counseling and the facilitator isn’t appropriately licensed, the provider could have regulatory risk (which can disrupt the program).

Low-risk signals (education): curriculum, parenting skills, peer support, general info, resources, “not therapy,” no diagnosing.
Higher-risk signals (therapy): individualized assessment, diagnosis, treatment plans, clinical claims, “we treat anxiety/depression,” etc.
If the workshop crosses into medical guidance for a minor
Utah law/policy activity is active around minors’ access to medical transition-related care (and bills have continued to move in 2026).
Workshops that are purely educational/supportive aren’t the target, but anything that becomes medical direction should be treated carefully and run through a Utah-licensed clinician.

Practical Bottom Line:

Attending an online gender-affirming class/workshop as a parent in Utah: generally legal.
The main legal friction points are (a) whether the provider is doing unlicensed therapy, and (b) whether anyone is dispensing medical care/advice about minors, rather than education/support

Virginia

For parents in Virginia, it is generally legal to attend online classes or workshops about gender-affirming care/support (education, peer support, parenting skills, understanding standards of care, etc.).

Virginia’s recent “parental rights” and transgender-student policy activity is aimed at K–12 school policies, not at banning adults from learning about gender diversity or attending private online trainings.

Where people sometimes get tripped up is not the “class,” but whether the event crosses the line into regulated services:

What’s clearly fine:

Educational webinars/workshops for adults (even if they discuss puberty blockers, hormones, mental health, family support, etc.).
Support groups for parents (peer-led or professionally facilitated) that are informational/supportive rather than individualized clinical treatment.

When it becomes a “different legal bucket”

These aren’t usually problems for attendees, but they matter for the provider/host:

Telehealth / clinical care: If the workshop is actually individualized medical or mental-health treatment (diagnosis, prescribing, psychotherapy) delivered to someone located in Virginia, the clinician generally needs to comply with Virginia licensing/telehealth rules (and their own professional standards).
Minors receiving therapy: If the “workshop” is really counseling/therapy for a minor, that implicates professional regulation. Virginia’s enforcement landscape around “conversion therapy” for minors has also been in the news due to a consent decree affecting enforcement.

What Virginia has been doing (context, not a ban on adult classes)

Virginia has state-required model policies for how public schools handle transgender students and parent notification, issued by the Virginia Department of Education.
Bills restricting medical interventions for minors have been introduced in recent sessions; for example, HB2405 (2025) is shown as “Introduced – Dead” (not enacted).

Practical “safe participation” checklist (low drama, high utility)

Confirm the event is described as education/training/support, not medical treatment.
Avoid sharing sensitive identifying info in chat/Q&A if the platform is recorded.
If you want individualized medical guidance for your child, seek a licensed clinician who can practice (including via telehealth) for a patient located in Virginia.

West Virginia

It’s legal for parents in West Virginia to attend online educational classes or workshops about gender diversity / gender-affirming support.

What West Virginia has restricted (in state law) is certain medical care for minors, aimed at physicians providing “gender altering medication” or “gender reassignment surgery” to people under 18 (with limited exceptions). That’s not the same thing as parents attending an online workshop.

What could change the analysis (edge cases)

Most parent-focused workshops are general education (coping skills, communication, navigating schools/health systems, supportive parenting). That’s typically just speech/education.

Things get more legally “regulated” if the online program is actually licensed healthcare delivered to someone in WV, for example:

Individual psychotherapy/counseling for a WV resident child or teen
Medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided directly to a WV resident (especially if presented as clinical care)

In those cases, the provider usually needs to follow WV professional licensing/telehealth rules for the client/patient location (WV), even if the provider is out of state.

Related WV bills you might see mentioned online (and why they usually don’t apply):

School-focused proposals about notice/objections to sexual orientation & gender identity instruction target public school procedures, not private parent education.
A 2024 introduced bill (SB 195) addressed “sexually explicit” displays to minors and was referred to Judiciary with no further action listed as its last action in the 2024 session. This isn’t a ban on parents learning online; it’s about a different (and narrower) topic.

Practical “safer” checklist (if you’re risk-averse)

Prefer workshops that clearly state they are education, not medical advice or “treatment.”
If you’re enrolling a minor in anything that looks like therapy, verify the facilitator is appropriately licensed for WV (or otherwise permitted).
Keep basic privacy hygiene (reputable vendor, clear policies, avoid oversharing personal identifiers in group chats).

Wyoming

It’s legal for parents in Wyoming to attend online gender-affirming classes, workshops, or support/education groups.

What Wyoming has restricted (and what it hasn’t):

Wyoming’s 2024 law (SF0099) targets medical providers and medical procedures/medication for minors; it does not ban parents from learning, joining educational workshops, or attending support-oriented online classes.
Wyoming also has school-focused provisions that require parent permission for students to receive instruction at school that addresses sexual orientation or gender identity — that’s about school districts and student participation, not parents attending a private online workshop on their own.

Practical “watch-outs” (usually about access, not legality):

Age/ID gates for certain online content. Wyoming enacted an age-verification law aimed at “material harmful to minors.” In practice, some sites may over-filter or require adult verification even for content that’s lawful educational speech. That affects how you access some material, not whether you’re allowed to attend a parenting workshop.
If the “class” is actually telehealth medical care for a minor (e.g., diagnosis, prescribing, medical management), then different rules kick in: provider licensure/telehealth rules and Wyoming’s restrictions on youth medical care may apply.

Rule of thumb:
If it’s education, peer support, parenting skills, or general information delivered online to parents, it’s lawful. If it’s medical treatment for a minor, that’s where Wyoming’s restrictions matter.

Table of Contents

Online Education: Legality & Restrictions

1. Legal Disclaimer

2. Practical Guidance

3. State Laws