Sign on with us right now to support all LGBTQ youth and tell your
governor to STOP any plans to prohibit trans youth from receiving the
proper health care they need.
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Dear Friend,
FACT: There are close to two-hundred anti-LGBTQ bills in state
legislatures across the country that are currently under consideration. 93
of those bills directly target the lives of transgender and
gender-nonconforming people (those whose gender identity does not align
with their sex assigned at birth). [ [link removed] ]
It’s only April, yet already in 2021 more than thirty states have
introduced anti-trans laws that endanger the lives of trans youth. Idaho,
Tennessee, South Carolina, and South Dakota proposed anti-trans bills that
would prevent transgender students from participating in girls sports
teams in middle and high school [ [link removed] ]; North Carolina lawmakers introduced a
bill last week that would prohibit gender-affirming surgeries to youth up
to 21 years of age [ [link removed] ]. And, unbelievably, Arkansas recently passed HB
1570 on Monday, April 6th, despite Governor Hutchinson’s efforts to veto
it. It is the first bill in our country that bans medicaid coverage,
prevents doctors and clinicians from providing hormonal medicine and
therapy, and will effectively ban young people from transitioning into
their desired body.
[1]We must ensure trans and LGBTQ youth have access to healthcare in every
state. Tell your Governor to STOP any rollbacks on health care for trans
and LGBTQ youth.
Trans youth rights are under attack on several levels. We MUST act now. We
must ensure that young LGBTQ people feel supported, protected, empowered,
and advocated for. ALL of our children deserve to live their lives, free
from stigma and governmental attacks from lawmakers and police, whose sole
job is to protect and serve us, the people -- that includes Black, Latinx,
AAPI, indigenous, disabled, immigrant LGBTQ people.
[2]Sign on with us right now to support all LGBTQ youth and tell your
Governor to STOP any plans to prohibit trans youth from receiving the
proper health care they need.
By taking away health care rights of trans and LGBTQ youth, we are putting
them at higher risk for suicide, self-inflicted violence, substance use,
sexual violence, and sexually risky behaviors. [ [link removed] ] According to a study
conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ten
state and nine urban school districts found that an average of almost two
percent of high school students are transgender, which equates to about
300,000 highschoolers in states across the country, not counting the youth
who are not enrolled in school and/or unsure of their gender identity. [4]
The study also found that, because of trans youths’ vulnerability to
harmful and violent risks compared to their cisgender peers (those whose
gender aligns with their sex assigned at birth), there is a need for
“programmatic efforts to better support the overall health of transgender
youths” like “safer learning environments, and access to culturally
competent physical and mental health care.”
The anti-trans bills proposed are not the last of their kind that are
expected in 2021. There is discussion in Arkansas to introduce legislation
banning trans people from using public bathrooms that match their gender
identity and force public institutions to enforce these rules. Many more
lawmakers in states across the country aim to do the same. [ [link removed] ] Medical
experts, doctors, social workers, and parents agree that a gender
affirming approach has proven to be the best approach for youth who are
transitioning or considering transitioning. This affirming model has been
supported and recommended by the American Medical Association, the
American Psychological Association, the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists, and many other major medical associations. [ [link removed] ][ [link removed] ]
Trans rights ARE human rights, period. It is our responsibility to protect
them. Let’s put trans people and LGBTQ people of color in rooms and spaces
where laws and policies are being created about their rights, bodily
autonomy, and overall lives. Let’s reimagine our health care system—one
where doctors and providers empower transgender and gender-nonconforming
people and need reliable resources, assurance, affirmation, and support.
[3]Sign on right now and tell your Governor to support, empower, and
uplift trans youth, NOT rollback their health care rights.
- Diarra, Tina, Kristin, Felicia, Ruby, Joy, Sara, and the whole
MomsRising.org/MamásConPoder Team
References:
[1] [4]BREAKING: South Dakota Rejects Gov. Noem's Changes, Kills
Anti-Trans Sports Bills
[2] [5]South Carolina Lawmakers Reject Transgender Sports Ban Bill
[3] [6]N.C. Bill Would Ban Treatment for Trans People Under 21
[4] [7]Transgender Identity and Experiences of Violence Victimization,
Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School
Students — 19 States and Large Urban School Districts, 2017
[5] [ [link removed] ]In Arkansas, Trans Youth Face the Country's Strictest Laws Yet
[6] [ [link removed] ]Doctors Agree: Gender-Affirming Care is Life-Saving Care
[7] [ [link removed] ]What the Battle Over a 7-year-old Trans Girl Could Mean for
Families Nationwide
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