Yesterday — April 7, 2022 —, Alabama passed a bill making gender-affirming health care a felony for people up to age 19. This means that trans youth who seek gender-affirming medical care, their supportive parents, and their doctors all may face criminal charges for the care that is supported by every major medical organization in the U.S.
This is the third state to pass this felony ban on trans care.
On the same day, Alabama passed another bill banning trans youth from gendered public spaces (like bathrooms), and a third bill banning any discussion of LGBTQ+ topics in schools.
Half of all U.S states are moving these exact same bills through their legislatures at lightning speeds, including my home state where I transitioned as a minor.
I have only seen outrage about Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill (which affects trans people, too, by the way). Please also keep track of what is happening to trans people at the state level in the U.S. We are being banned from public life and life-saving medical care. These are children. Lives depend on us challenging these bills.
does anyone know the other states who have passed this bill?
Arizona, Arkansas, and Alabama.
Texas is an honorable mention because, although banning trans medical care is not a state law, the governor has directed the families, doctors, and teachers of trans minors to report them to the state on counts of child abuse and separate them from their families.
States that have banned trans children from playing school sports are: MT, ID, SD, IA, WV, UT, AZ, TX, OK, AR, TN, MS, AL, and FL.
States that have banned any mention of LGBTQ+ topics in public schools are: MT, AZ, OK, TX, LA, MS, AR, TN, AL, and FL.
These have all happened in the last year with little to no media coverage or cis outrage. The states with Republican-dominated legislatures that haven’t yet passed all three of these bills will continue to propose them every single legislative session until they pass.
Please, please pay attention.
As a gay man, this is just so wrong. To my LGBTQ+ and trans youth we really have to stick together through this all. It's only us at this point. 😔
