Tennessee becomes second state to ban medical care for trans minors

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Axios

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a bill into law Tuesday that includes amendments to ban health care providers from prescribing hormone treatment for transgender minors who haven't yet hit puberty, according to the state's General Assembly.

Why it matters: Tennessee is now the second state to ban transition-related or gender-affirming health care for trans minors, as a record number of state bills targeting trans youth have been introduced across the U.S.

Driving the news: In Arkansas, the only other state to bar gender-affirming care for trans children — which can include hormones and puberty blockers — Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) unsuccessfully vetoed the bill.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/tennessee-trans-minors-health-care-9b3b4259-040c-4c96-b7a1-8f2c83f3afbd.html

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Info about the bill: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0126

[AllaN01Bear]

1. is there anyway that a.l.e.c. can be shut down ?

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. Why do they HATE so much?? I can't comprehend.

[SouthBayDem]

3. The go-to arguments have been about protecting women and children

"Men will claim to be transgender women so that they can go to women's rooms to commit sexual assault" or "men will identify as women to win women's sports competitions"

There are also the "transgender people are mentally ill/don't know what they're doing" lies.