Improving Access to Gender-Affirming Care in Hawaii
Getting gender-affirming care in the United States has become increasingly difficult. Across the country, there are laws or policies banning such care for minors. The Human Rights Campaign reports that an estimated 35.1% of trans youth aged 13-17 are living…
Missouri’s HB 2885 Criminalizes Supporting Trans Kids
A quick glance at our recent blog posts makes it clear: attacks on our human rights consistently involve criminalization as an enforcement tool. Conservatives are expanding the carceral state, from arresting people for reasons related to being pregnant to threatening…
Banning Gender-Affirming Care in Texas
On September 1, Texas’ ban on gender-affirming health care for minors went into effect. Now, Texas is the most populous state to ban such care; the consequences will be devastating. Known as Senate Bill 14, the law prohibits minors from…