Transgender kids and their parents say they feel attacked by a wave of Republican-sponsored legislation and policies aimed at trans youth
through the lens of racism. Numerous Republican-controlled legislatures have proposed bills to block its teaching in public schools.Democratic President Joe Biden's administration,
Harleigh’s father, Jeff Walker notes that many of the same Alabama lawmakers who supported the ban on gender-affirming medical treatment recently argued, ‘It’s your body and your choice’ regarding coronavirus vaccinations. He said the family is now scrambling to find another state where it can continue Harleigh's medical care.Medical groups including The American Academy of Pediatrics have publicly opposed efforts to outlaw gender-affirming care.
Harleigh received the medication — which stops her from going through male puberty — only after consulting with a team of doctors for years. She said it's “weird” to see lawmakers with no medical experience call her medication “child abuse,” when six doctors have agreed she should have it. “I have been waiting for seven years to finally become a man, the man that I’ve always known I am,” Angus said.“The government is saying, ‘Oh, parents are abusing their children by letting them transition,'" he said. “Actually, it’s more child abuse to not let them transition if they come out. What these bills really are doing is putting trans youth lives at risk because these suicide rates will spike exponentially. And a lot of families will lose their children.
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