The Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives voted to override Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of Act 466, the Health Care Ban
The veto is a stunning blow to proponents of gender affirming care bans- there may be cracks in the GOP's strategy on targeting trans youth
During debate on HB68, a gender affirming care ban for trans youth- Ohio Republicans lamented on trans suffering & passed the bill anyway
Anti-LGBTQ+ pseudoscience groups using the language of science to attack the medical consensus supporting LGBTQ+ affirming health care
“Transgenderism is a mental health disorder,” Vivek Ramaswamy said, before pledging support for bans on gender affirming care until age 21
Ohio proponents of a ban on gender affirming care testified "alternate treatments" such as witch doctors & conversion therapy were acceptable
The lawsuit alleges cisgender MU Health patients with other diagnoses can receive the same treatments the plaintiffs are currently denied
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) has already disclosed plans to run for Manchin's seat, in a Republican majority state
The complaint says Victor Voe, the adolescent plaintiff, “is terrified of going through a puberty that is completely foreign to him”
In guidelines released by the state, trans youth will have many requirements to start care, including one likened to conversion therapy
