Posted on Jul 20, 2023
'Refugees in the USA': Transgender care bans cause families to pull up stakes
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Sitting in a nearly empty two-story suburban Utah house, Jen recounted one of her favorite annual traditions. Every year over Mother’s Day weekend, Jen and her family take a trip to the home improvement store. They buy seeds and plants for the garden in the backyard of their suburban Utah home.
This year was different.
“I was buying moving boxes at Lowe’s to pack up our stuff and when I saw the plants, I just sat in the parking lot and cried,” Jen said. “Because it was the perfect illustration of how our lives had been turned upside down by someone who can flippantly say, ‘We’ll just let the courts decide.’”
This year was different.
“I was buying moving boxes at Lowe’s to pack up our stuff and when I saw the plants, I just sat in the parking lot and cried,” Jen said. “Because it was the perfect illustration of how our lives had been turned upside down by someone who can flippantly say, ‘We’ll just let the courts decide.’”
'Refugees in the USA': Transgender care bans cause families to pull up stakes
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Yep people ate packing up and moving out of state. I'm staying here in Texas but have moved 90% of my spending to NM which is just up the road.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."GOP-led states rush to pass care bans
Utah is among 20 states to enact a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Around the country, GOP-led legislatures have enshrined restrictions in the name of protecting children. In Utah, Kennedy — who is also a medical doctor by day — cited a lack of evidence around the impacts of gender-affirming care on minors and questioned whether minors could consent to such procedures. But on the Senate floor, he also questioned whether the bill meets legal muster.
“I’ve tried, along with others, to do my best in this area,” Kennedy said. “And I would bet every dollar in my bank account right now that this will be litigated.”
No lawsuit has been filed challenging Utah’s ban on trans-youth care. The ACLU of Utah confirmed one is in the works.
Major medical organizations and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups point to data suggesting that rather than protecting children, restrictions on gender affirming-care lead to worse mental and physical health outcomes.
“Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based care that improves the physical and mental health of transgender and gender-diverse people,” said Dr. Michael Suk, of the American Medical Association."...
..."GOP-led states rush to pass care bans
Utah is among 20 states to enact a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Around the country, GOP-led legislatures have enshrined restrictions in the name of protecting children. In Utah, Kennedy — who is also a medical doctor by day — cited a lack of evidence around the impacts of gender-affirming care on minors and questioned whether minors could consent to such procedures. But on the Senate floor, he also questioned whether the bill meets legal muster.
“I’ve tried, along with others, to do my best in this area,” Kennedy said. “And I would bet every dollar in my bank account right now that this will be litigated.”
No lawsuit has been filed challenging Utah’s ban on trans-youth care. The ACLU of Utah confirmed one is in the works.
Major medical organizations and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups point to data suggesting that rather than protecting children, restrictions on gender affirming-care lead to worse mental and physical health outcomes.
“Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based care that improves the physical and mental health of transgender and gender-diverse people,” said Dr. Michael Suk, of the American Medical Association."...
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