“Children as Collateral Damage”: GOP’s Latest Culture War Targets Trans Kids

Alabama Republicans on Thursday advanced what may be the most extreme anti-transgender bill any state has put forth yet: a package that bans gender-affirming medical treatment for kids, threatens doctors who provide such care with felonies, and requires schools to inform parents if a child indicates they may be transgender. Separate legislation passed by state GOP lawmakers requires children to use the bathrooms corresponding with the gender listed on their birth certificate and polices discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms, a version of the “Don’t Say Gay” law Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed last week. The legislation,… Read Full Article