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Saturday, May 20th, 2023

The staggering fine print of Texas and Florida’s new anti-trans bills

Author:     Nicole Narea
Source:     Vox
Publication Date:     May 18, 2023
 Link: The staggering fine print of Texas and Florida’s new anti-trans bills
Stephan:  

In the United States, according to the Gallup Organization, 7.2% of the adult population in 2023 identify as LGBTQ. That is more than 24 million adults. To give you a sense of scale that is nearly 20 times as many people as are affiliated with the Baptist church. I think the Republicans have made a massive miscalculation because I don’t think very many of the LGBTQ community are going to vote Republican in the 2024 election, and in a number of states that is going to be definitive.

Two of the largest red states are set to adopt new bans on gender-affirming health care for trans children.

The Texas legislature passed a ban Wednesday on gender-affirming care for kids under 18, which includes hormone treatments and gender-affirming surgeries, though such surgeries are rarely performed on children. The ban allows trans teens already receiving hormone treatments to temporarily continue them. Still, it requires that they “wean” themselves off the treatments. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the bill.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is reportedly gearing up to announce his 2024 presidential bid next week, also signed a similar ban in his state Wednesday, one that imposes felony penalties on health care providers who administer gender-affirming care to kids under 18. The law includes a provision that concerns custody disputes for a child receiving gender-affirming care, and, though it only applies to a narrow set of circumstances, advocates worry that it could lead to Florida overriding other states’ rulings.

Both laws are part of the GOP’s coordinated national campaign against LGBTQ rights in state […]

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1 Comment

  1. Lillian Varcoe on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 11:55 am

    I was reading yesterday about the medical treatment for Trans people that includes removing sexual organs that can eliminate organisms in the future. Questions is: Do the young folks making this life changing decision actually know what an organism is and that they may never experience it.