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Conservative States Are Blocking Trans Medical Care. Families Are Fleeing.
posted on November 29, 2022Annie Connell-Bryan, Joanne Kenen, and Jael Holzman of Politico report that transgender youth and their families are leaving conservative states due to new laws and orders restricting transgender-affirming care. Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed one of these bills into law, saying in a statement, “I believe very strongly that if the Good Lord made you a boy, you are a boy, and if he made you a girl, you are a girl.” These new policies have taken a toll on transgender teens’ mental health. Marci Bowers, a doctor and president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, said, “Nothing is more ominous than allowing politicians and attorneys to render medical judgments on our nation’s children.”