Arkansas bans transgender youth treatment
Arkansas has become the first state to outlaw surgery for transgender people under the age of 18. …
The issue goes beyond Arkansas’ borders. Trans children in states like Alabama and Tennessee await their lawmakers’ decisions on similar legislation. According to Dr Morissa Ladinsky, an associate professor of paediatrics at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, “the anticipation, uncertainty and fear” of losing gender-affirming care is “chipping away” at trans youth’s resilience.
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