Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Conservative Republicans gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to commit to bringing legislation to the floor that would make it a felony to perform gender-affirming care on transgender youth, should the GOP take control of the U.S. House following the November midterm elections. “How on …
Read More »Providing Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth In Alabama Is Now A Felony
Orion Rummler Originally published by The 19th Alabama is now the only state in the country in which physicians can be charged with a felony for prescribing or administering puberty-blocking medication or hormone treatment for transgender youth under 19 after a new law took effect this weekend. The ban was …
Read More »Texas Gov. Abbott Orders Treatments For Trans Youth To Be Investigated As Child Abuse
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies Tuesday to investigate reports of gender-affirming care on minors, following an official opinion from state Attorney General Ken Paxton that called the treatment a form of “child abuse” under Texas law. In a letter to the Department of Family and Protective Services …
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