“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
"This is a coordinated & organized effort to erase not just trans people, but LGBTQ people from being able to publicly live our lives”
"What adults do in their lives- is one thing, but for kids under the age of 18— there’s a reason why we don’t let you drive...
Opponents of gender-affirming care say children are too young to make transition decisions and claim medical interventions are not safe
Law banning gender-affirming care for trans kids allowed to go into effect by justices, each one a Republican