But this year, her spring break also included trying to persuade members of the state House and Senate to reject legislation banning gender-affirming medications for transgender kids like her under 19. She was unsuccessful. On Thursday, Alabama lawmakers passed the measure. If Gov. Kay Ivey signs it into law, Harleigh will no longer be able to take testosterone-blocking drugs.
Alabama is among multiple states with Republican-controlled legislatures that have advanced bills not only to block medical treatment but to ban transgender children from using school restrooms or playing on sports teams that don’t correspond with their sex at birth. The Alabama medication bill is one of the most far-reaching: It would put doctors in prison for up to 10 years for prescribing puberty blockers or hormonal treatment to trans kids under 19.
The measures involving trans youth have prompted swift backlash from medical experts, Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration, the U.S. Department of Justice and the families of trans youth. Last month, the Justice department sent a letter to all 50 state attorneys general, warning them that blocking transgender and nonbinary youth from receiving gender-affirming care could be an infringement of federal constitutional protections.
“Gender-affirming care benefits the health and psychological functioning of transgender and gender-diverse youth," the Endocrine Society said in a statement. “When an individual’s gender identity is not respected and they cannot access medical care, it can result in higher psychological problem scores and can raise the person’s risk of committing suicide or other acts of self-harm.”
Angus, a 16-year-old trans teen who requested that his last name not be used because of the bullying he has received in his north Alabama town, said he knew at puberty that the mirror reflected “a body that wasn’t my own.”
Wow, tripped into a room full of fucking psychopaths.. maintain eye contact, and back away slowly...
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Keep your twisted life out of my kids' life and innocence. School is for learning not for silly politics.
Stop trying to divide people. Youre forcing trans people to defend themselves when in reality they represent less than 1%. People will eventually turn on them. Will you be there to help them or will you just exploit them for views? Hypocrites.
I feel like I am a superhero, from now on I’ll start acting like one, so you must accept me as such. Don’t you dare say it’s not normal cause then I’ll call you a superherophob
Liberalism is a mental disorder
Should read; Child groomers, traffickers and pedophiles fighting the law to keep their disgusting immoral ways
I completely agree with the new laws finally we can protect the lives of the unborn without having liberalism kill life
Lol trans
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