Republicans in the Tennessee Senate on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill banning gender transition health care for minors in the state, legislation that will almost certainly trigger a legal fight if it is signed into law.
Parents of transgender children in Tennessee are considering moving out of the state after five new laws targeting trans people were passed recently under Governor Lee. bans minors in Tennessee from accessing gender dysphoria and transition treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapies, in addition to surgeries.
"Gender dysphoria is a mental health condition, and should therefore be treated as a mental health condition," Johnson said.The legislation was narrowly tailored to allow the same treatments to be used medically elsewhere, as long as they are not used to treat gender dysphoria, and Republicans rebuffed pointed Democratic attempts to block other plastic and reconstructive surgeries that minors can obtain in Tennessee.
"I believe every Tennessean should have the opportunity to live a life of purpose and dignity in the lawful manner they so choose," Johnson said."If that involves seeking permanent, irreversible alterations to your body, I support your right to do so, when you're an adult. Not when you're a child and you do not have the mental capacity to do so."
“Trans youth in Tennessee deserve the support and care necessary to give them the same chance to thrive as their peers," ACLU-TN staff attorney Lucas Cameron-Vaughn said."Gender-affirming care is a critical part of helping transgender adolescents succeed in school, establish healthy relationships with their friends and family, live authentically as themselves, and dream about their futures.
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