The U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide About Trans Kids’ Bodies

This fall, it’ll hear arguments over the Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care

Superkid by hartono subagio from Pixabay

In just three years, half of U.S. states have passed laws restricting, criminalizing, or otherwise taking away gender-affirming healthcare from people under 18.

The states that have done this have Republican-controlled legislatures. A the same time, over a dozen states with Democratic-controlled legislatures have made efforts to protect minors’ access to gender-affirming healthcare.

See what I mean:

Here’s a map of the state legislatures, color-coded by which party controls them.

Source: 270 to Win

And here’s a map of the bans on gender-affirming care for minors.

Erin in the Morning, June 4, 2024

Yes, it’s the same map.

This Is About Our Bodies

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