Trans youth in the state will experience immediate “detrimental effects” to their physical and mental well-being, advocates say.
Transgender youth in Kentucky have few options to access gender-affirming care, advocates say, after a federal appeals court allowed the state to continue to enforce its ban on care for minors before it comes to a final decision.
that is one of the most extreme in the nation. In May, the American Civil Liberties Union, joined by seven transgender youth and their families, sued the state to block the law, arguing that it violates people’s constitutional and parental rights to make medical decisions. Other parts of S.B. 150 — including a portion that bars trans students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identities and another that allows teachers to refuse to use a student’s preferred pronouns — have already gone into effect.“Families are having to make awful decisions about whether or not to stay in their homes, where they cannot access this care.
Trans youth in Tennessee who are currently receiving treatment are allowed to continue to do so until March 2024. In Kentucky, however, transgender youth will have to immediately stop or significantly reduce the amount of hormone therapy and puberty blockers they’re receiving.
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