LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor’s objections.of the measure, which prohibits doctors from providing gender confirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery to anyone under 18 years old, or from referring them to other providers for the treatment.
Hutchinson vetoed the bill following pleas pediatricians, social workers and the parents of transgender youth who said the measure would harm a community already at risk for depression and suicide. Hutchinson said the measure went too far in interfering with parents and physicians, and noted that it will cut off care for transgender youth already receiving treatment. He said he would have signed the bill if it had focused only on gender confirming surgery, which currently isn’t performed on minors in the state.
The ban was enacted during a year in which bills targeting transgender people have advanced easily in Arkansas and other states. Hutchinson recently signed
Wonderful news 🤟🤟💕💕
Hahah this is so stupid that I don't even know if I should cry or laugh or feel angry 😀
To me? It doesn't matter. It's between the child , and it's parents . Whatever is decided. None of anyone else's concerns. PERIOD
Republicans just outlawed a parent's right to decide what's best for their own children.
Thank you for the courage to protect our children.
Monstrous and hateful. These lawmakers are evil.
Arkansas GOP proving once again they are a backwards people full if hate and misunderstanding, again stand in theway of people's rights to healthcare.
Just goes to show that Republicans are only pro-life until you leave the womb
Oh my gosh, how dare they ban the mutilation of children... shame on Arkensas.... 🙄🙄
Based
beautiful.
The key word is 'youth'.
Based Arkansas
Absolutely disgusting
Congrats to Arkansas for their future increase in child suicides.
Bigotry plain and simple and this will be a first step... if you support lgbtq people it’s time to donate to the aclu to fight this bullshit! Cause they start with transgender people then move to gay people, then drs will be able to refuse people whose religion they don’t like...
This is so 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Whatever happened to, 'medical decisions should be between you and your doctor'?
The GOP and those who support them are fascists disguised as libertarians. They will give the government as much unnecessary power as possible if it means making life worse for lgbtq people and pushing their bigoted culture war bullshit
They overrode the veto? For real?
the south sucks
Great news!
Good
Well in the USA we protect kids from all sorts of things, don't we?
ohh my god just let the kids have their hormones/blockers. it’s fucking fine. grow up
YES!! FUCKING YESSSSSS!! forcing me to use your pronouns is 1984 now stfu i refuse to have any conversations about the health benefits of gender affirming treatments!! FREEDOMMMMMMM!!!!
We sure are spending a lot of time on something that is incredibly rare. “A different survey in 2016, from the Williams Institute, estimated that 0.6% of U.S. adults identify as transgender.” But politicians need to divide and conquer and use their constituents.
It’s all about control.
Why are they so pressed about people transitioning like figure out not to be one of the poorest states
Nuke the state
Guess you art-school single-mom's are gonna have to relocate with your obviously-stable 'son' Pat. 🤣🤣
ok is ok Bc For minors to transgender Can Make Many many Big Bs And is better to take care first then you can
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The comments on here are full of idiots who don't understand what they're talking about. 'There's just two genders!' A terrible mix of cruel and stupid.
The protection of children against life-long medicalisation, sterilisation and mutilation. Thank goodness!
Republicans will literally kill you whereas dems will just let you die
If you want to cut your dick off wait until you are 18. Sounds fair.
Insanity
“Companies should make their own decisions.” = GOP Cancel Culture “People should be left alone to make their own decisions.” = Unless the GOP doesn’t like your sexual orientation and says otherwise. Also GOP: MLB = Communism. ConservativeHypocrisy
There are some really patient people in this thread who are trying to calmly explain to the bigots why this is a bad thing...unfortunately I'm not one of them. If you think this is a good thing: fuck you. Fight me, cowards 3
Good. Children cannot consent to a lifetime of infertility and sexual dysfunction. No one is born in the wrong body. Stop transing the gay out of children. This whole trans movement is homophobic
Goddamn Arkansas.
People suck.
You can’t do anything like that here in the UK until 18 anyways? Why are kids allowed to get surgeries like that?
Horrible clickbait title. Designed to stir people up, and it has.
Why are federal laws even a thing
your mom is overridden arkansas
Republicans be against government telling people what to do until it affects the trans community then they suddenly turn into bootlickers
Shame on everyone who allowed this in Arkansas and everyone who is silent. Even the Dems.
Who would ever want to live in that sh!thole state anyways.
Good. Chemical and surgical castration of kids is wrong.
This is a disgusting lack of understanding of the healthcare that is provided to trans youth is appalling.
S__Baksh just like you said about visibility. Doing this 1 week later is a response 💔 more eyes are open, steps backwards wont stop overall progress
This will result in dead children
Land of the free. What a joke.
Arkansas, confirming everything I thought I thought about it.
This is terrible, not to mention how it sets up transgender young adults for riskier, more extensive (expensive thus exclusionary) surgical procedures by forcing them to go through puberty w/o regulation of sex hormones. There are multi consequences are irrationally burdensome.
Walmart —what say you?
White lawmakers always passing discriminatory and oppressive laws. How is this ok?
White older republicans are just full of hate. In America, we do nothing but take rights away from groups and why? It’s ALWAYS a white lawmaker doing these things.
cringe
Good!
not very happy
The party that doesn’t like government overreach :/
Very important. Much more important than giving us Medicare during a PANDEMIC. These are Narcissists. Not connected to reality
I think I just grew a third leg from the amount of radiation I'm being exposed to from the comments... Jeez, some people need to do their homework
Dear there was no point at which 'surgery' was on the table for young children. Please talk to trans people who know about the subject matter before writing your headlines.
Good, are you freakin kidding me wanting to let a kid make this decision.
Comments did not pass the vibe check. Yeah let’s deny kids healthcare. This is disgusting. Get fucked.
for the idiots in the replies: CHILDREN DONT GET SURGERY at MOST they get hormone blockers that are completely reversible google is free and so is common sense
“Gender confirming treatments” ok...
The government job is to work for us, the people and time after time time they show that they will work against us. Time to take back our power, if we don’t fight for these rights, who will? Kids will die if we do nothing & arguing on Twitter won’t save them. ORGANIZE.
blood is on their hands
Tbf at least in the states you can move and laws vary state to state. These republican hell holes need to be left behind. Lgbt youth already find themselves migrating to more tolerant places. This just makes an exodus more likely. This is just so fucking sad
Insurrection increasingly necessary
Shame on them.
I am read hormone blockers are safe & reversible yet no cited references. Once biological process is altered it is assumption will be same if go off drugs, nobody knows what a person would of been like if had not taken them. What in the universe is not subject to cause & effect?
well da Republican controlled state legislature whateverthefucks can suck my fat fucking nuts how bout that 👁️
WHY IS EVERYONE OBSESSED WITH TRANS KIDS HAVING SURGERY! LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE!
child murderers
Good job Arkansas!! This is an ADULT ISSUE, not Youth who are still developing!!!
Gender is an anatomical state, not emotional. Only time Republicans stick w/ science/facts should not be met w/ chastising.
LeviSnafu literally what are they trying to achieve in banning this!?! fucking backwards ass mentality
If trans youth shouldn't be allowed to have any gender confirming surgery until they are old enough to grasp the situation, and consent with solid knowledge; then babies shouldn't be circumcised.
Horrific
Shame on them ...
Arkansas just voted to kill children, while calling themselves 'pro-life'.
'treatments and surgery'? Seriously? When we're talking about trans minors, it's puberty blockers and talk therapy. This is needless scare-mongering.
This is going to increase trans suicide rates in Arkansas by a lot so I hope all you bigoted pieces of shit going “good job Arkansas” are ready to live with that on your consciences. “All lives matter” to you but only if they are white, heterosexual, cisgender copies of you
Fun fact: In Arkansas the age of consent is 16. In Iraq the age of consent is 18.
Arkansas joins Georgia and other states in getting Ls
All the people saying a child shouldn't make that decision, but puberty happens anyway, so no decision is still a decision. And you took that decision out of the hands of the kids, parents and doctors and gave it to politicians.
Hey, hey......great news!!!!! Way to go Arkansas!!!!!
So many child predators are crying over this. Music to my ears.
seriously tho, this is the stupidest fucking thing they've ever done like what the fuck this isn't even good for anyone because no one was impacted except the kids ? just mind your own fucking business
I mean this bill is bullshit but at the same time if youre a parent with a trans child and youre okay with them transitioning why tf are you still living in Arkansas? There are few places more volatile for trans people let alone trans kids.
What's the matter with you Americans? Your country is a fucking disgrace. So glad I am not American
Finally some adults in the room. Well done 👏
This is horrible for trans youths.
Also known as, “Don’t tell me what to do with my body, like wear a mask, because that violates my rights. But, you’re damned right I’m going to violate yours and tell you and your parents what you can or can’t do with your own body, because I know better than you. Plus, ew.”
None of these people who made the decision were trans youth themselves, how could they make such a heartless decision. What happened to for the children and pro-life? I guess only for SOME of the children and pro SOME of the lives.
The Republican Party no longer represent their original principles like John MCCain. Now they consist of white wingers, white elitists and neo-nazis. Sounds like apartheid that we had in South Africa for which we were sanctioned. Maybe time to turn the tables on the US!
For adults do what you want but for kids and teens I say no. Wait till you are 100 percent sure.
This is fucking ridiculous.
Good, no child needs surgery to cut off healthy bits of their bodies
What happens when these trans youths change their minds later on? How do you reverse treatments or surgery?
Very very sad 👎🏼. Transgender and LGBTQIA+ youth need EXTRA support and welfare now more than ever.
The hell, though, Arkansasgov?
everyone is booing this choice, fuck you arkansas, this is so messed up
The thought of one's sex characteristics reflecting your inner identity is ludicrous. And if your personality boils down to that you've got bigger issues. Well done for Arkansas maybe we can focus on the mental issue now
Why is the government deciding what people can and can’t do to be happy? Trans people and the treatments they desire aren’t at all for the govt. to control
Can we just give trans kids a fucking break for like a generation or so? Bloody hell they’ve been fucked over since the beginning.
Is this who you want to be Arkansas? This is just draconian. Let people live their lives as they see fit. Someone's gender is absolutely none of your business. How can someone else's gender have any kind of impact on your life? Would love to hear it. I'll wait.
Murder is what this is. Suicide rates are going to climb.
Unrelated Note: never move to arkansas Ever.
Good. Let kids be kids
SerenaCutiepie I hate it here. This timeline sucks.
This isn’t going to save anyone. The harm that this could cause to transgender youth is terrifying and for the government to be this cruel is disgusting. These kids need help, they need support and as much love as possible and this is so fucking wrong
They’re relentless. This is brutal.
Gender confirming? What is that? You're either a boy or a girl. This world is so sick.
LeenSherman read this!! I'm so fucking angry
What the hell is the point of a veto if it only take a simple majority of the legislature to override it? This bill will harm children who are looking for knowledge, unbiased medical opinions, empathy, understanding, and acceptance. Shame on Arkansas Republicans.
THANK GOD For the people of Arkansas. You won’t trust your teen with the gas cooker but you’ll trust your teen to make life changing surgery decisions on their body. And you call anyone who doesn’t see it your way sinful. Excess Sin makes people stupid GODPLSHELPus
I really want to understand why legislators & insurance companies are allowed ANY say on medical care? Last I checked they didn’t go to medical school & residency & don’t have a license to practice medicine. So seriously - WTH?!?
One more reason to fly over that state
Good news
Arkansas: First in Letters, Last in Everything Else.
W
Okay, this is epic
It’s all about hatred of humans. Nothing more, nothing less. Conservatives hate humanity and it shows with their damn policy. Don’t let anyone tell you you’re too partisan when they’re trying to take away your rights.
Horrible people, absolutely horrible. No doubt they go to church weekly.
This is a complete overreach of government.
Honestly it's just irritating how many republicans in the thread think it's legal to transition kids before 18. It's not, what you stopped was reversible medication that's used as treatment approved by data.
The effects these treatments are having on our youth and people as a whole are devastating. Good on you Arkansas. Hopefully more states to follow!
UGGGGHHHHHHHHBHHGHHHHHVVHVVVGBGHGGDHHHG
This is what you get when religious nuts run your state .imagine being Christian and not having compassion .
the red states never fail to disappoint! this is horrific. shame on arkansas and shame on all of you who are in support of this legislation. shame on you all.
are they all fucking stupid? even kids knows how wrong this is
Trash state
Use accurate language...they banned allowing children to consent to chemical castration and sterilization.
Fuck these old white dinosaurs in arkansas. Hold on kids. Common decency is coming to help.
fuck them.
Sigh.
Time for Supreme court
Now the foot is in the door to make abortion 100% illegal. This doesn't end with trans kids.
CharlesMBlow nytimes Por favor! Garu esta acosando a Pucca sexualmente! Tienes que intervenir Mr. CharlesMBlow . Usted el justiciero de las nuevas buenas costumbres.
Fuck everyone who went along with this hate crime.
Fucking disgusting.
All fun and games until mass suic!des and depression stats start skyrocketing in Arkansas
fucking disgusting
Children will DIE because of the ARGOP . They are a sick, sick, group. Absolutely inhuman. What’s still legal in Arkansas? Screwing your cousins.
If its real then how can waiting till adulthood be unreasonable? Take a moment and imagine that your kid got life altering surgery without your knowledge and a few years later realized they made a mistake. Waiting is not unreasonable.
It's child abuse. Ban it forever.
This is orwellian propaganda. I wish that more companies’ “social consciousness” incorporated ideas like speaking the truth.
wtf
Despicable.
this is fucking disgusting wtf
Legislating hate - good work GOP
QueenPeace2017 Sounds like a flagrant injustice for groups like Amnesty International to tackle
This is disgusting. I cannot believe you people call yourselves good Christians. Everything you do starts with hate. Shame on you. Blood will be on your hands. This is the antithesis of what Jesus would do. Pure evil. TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️⚧️
arkansas lawmakers can go to hell
Somebody finally had the guts to do something that was once common sense. I pray the legislatures in NH and NC are watching and taking notes.
This is worth fighting over... RIPGOP
I'm embarrassed to say I have family from there now. 🤡
So much for the party of small government and personal liberty😂
Of course they did. If only they acted with christian compassion instead of christian hostility.
“Ban gender confirming treatment”? You mean chemically destroy children’s bodies? What’s wrong with you people?
Yay for Arkansas. Taking a stand against body mutilation and chemical castration.
Horrible.
Man, reading this story makes me definitely hear the banjos and cousin fucking. If you support this bill, you are absolutely on a delusional losing side of history.
It’s amazing how backwards some parts of this country are.
So Arkansas wants to go back to the dark ages, so will they be outlawing antibiotics as witchcraft next ?
The truly awful thing here is I suspect that there will be collateral damage to trans kids even more than the obvious here. First of all, they're not going to stop being trans so how do they respond? Running away from AR, self harm, seeking psychological treatment?
Complete bullshit
UNHumanRights will never consider this as atrocities!
This is fucking disgusting.
Shithole state.
This country needs a revolution NOW!! TransRightsAreHumanRights
Dumbasses
This is fucking evil.
Still waiting to hear whether minors are allowed to get care out-of-state (esp via telehealth), unfamiliar with healthcare at that age, and if organizations are going to work to help get trans youth connected. If anyone has any information I'd love to donate and spread the word
Curious- how does this impact cis-youth who need HRT?
smh
This is Republican Policy. They don’t have any ideas to move this country forward. Just keep us poor, suppressed, and in the stone age.
dannyducker Cringe
Congrats
Good fucking job Arkansas y’all have common sense now
Praise God. God works in mysterious ways!
Evil is real.
They will have blood on their hands.
I domt live in Arkansas but its like right around the corner so I have slight fear. Also thats just not cool
So they are willing to try children as adults but not to let them make medical decisions with their doctors? Shoot somebody and your an adult, but if you do not agree with your own body who cares you can't be anything but a child
Thank God! Listen y’all I’m trans, I have an army of trans screaming at the top of our lungs MEDICAL TRANSITIONING IS NOT FOR KIDS. Join us taking on the 49 other state. Join us in our screams. Medical transitioning in NOT 4 kids we have DONE IT.
Arkansas has officially banned life-saving care for trans kids. This is heart-breaking, cruel, and unjust. Once again, the GOP gets between people and their doctors. This vote shows a lack of basic empathy and understanding for our community.
It’s interfering in the patient/doctor relationship. Government has no business butting in. Republicans have cognitive dissonance- no gov’t unless it’s in your personal business
Sex reassigned surgery rarely happen to kids. I say rarely because there are probably times where it does happen. For the most partbit doesn't. Kids who want to transition are given puberty blockers which are assigned by a therapist, i think. If the kid wants to stop, they stop
Arkansas likes seeing children kill themselves apparently.
I thought the Governor of Arkansas veto'ed this bill?
Along with many others, I’m indescribably angry over this, by carrying this law, Arkansas has basically started mass killing. I really hope people understand the danger of this law and how many lives it will take. ‘They don’t know what they’re doing’, you say, they do, you don’t.
True for about a minute and a half.
steveyeun
I thought that with your new president these kind of bullshit wouldn't happen
is it really life saving or elective surgery?
if you can choose your gender, can you choose your race?
_samanthalux The president must know of this and enforce federal vetoed legislation to enact the governors decision ASAP
Can someone tell how this could be at all helpful? Seems narrow minded, oppressive and misguided
Cruel and disgraceful.
Ban on genital mutilation of children? Good!
Reassignment not confirming...
_samanthalux The senate can not overide the governing head of the state its violation any states constitution these party members must removed from the state chambers They need to be impeached
awesome! leave the kids alone.
gee thanks
This is unchristian legislation passed in the name of God to hurt children
This is abhorrent and terrifying. How do these ghouls sleep at night? The unspeakable cruelty, and for what?
So much for freedom, huh?
Dear Medical Professionals in Arkansas: Welcome to your 'What would I have done in Nazi Germany?' moment. Make no mistake: this law constitutes an act of genocide. And remember: when fascists pass laws mandating immoral acts of cruelty against vulnerable minorities, the only /m
Yaaaassss kweeeen!
This will lead to more suicide since if you want to transition, you better transition before puberty or else you will never pass as opposite gender. Imagine living with lifelong disability because you weren't able to transition 8 years earlier
Good
Sending you love and strength to keep fighting and crafting your beautiful, affirming stories for us.
Arkansas ranks 49th in healthcare, 41st in education and economy, 43rd in infrastructure, and 48th in crimes/corrections ... you would think they got better things to focus on
Proving once again that AR is the sneaky worst state in the union. There are redeeming aspects of FL, OH, KY and even MS .... but AR ... nuthin’ but trash.
Nothing like the party of small government determining what medical procedures people can get. Absolutely despicable
Don’t mind me just scrolling by to report the transphobes
Well done AP, “transgender Youth” is a nice euphemism for minors. Nice to see y’all’s playing safe with the news.
Now we need a lawsuit to confirm that this ban is unconstitutional under Title IX.
DarylSurat So... Don't call somebody by their preferred pronouns and *deny* people the choice to have surgery to become the people they identify with? So, just a big ol' asshole law, yeah?
Make no mistake: This is literally a kill order. They may as well be hiring a hitman to kill trans kids. Every Republican murderer who willingly signed this is KNOWINGLY KILLING PEOPLE. This is literally a crusade, with all the slaughter and zealotry that word implies.
Have there been any studies regarding the mental well-being and comparison before and after treatment and surgery? I respect anyone’s decision to change their gender as they see fit; it is their body. However, could introducing hormones be the cause of depression?
good kids shouldn’t even be able to do that shit period
satanic_temple_ are we going to sue for this? I would love to help or donate to fight this.
Good, anybody who believes they're transgender need to wait until they're 18... like everything else that requires an adult type of choice with lasting reprocessing.
Can't wait to never ever visit Arkansas.
So they will go to another state and have it done. So why ban it
Finally, some sanity
Will Wal-Mart relocate its corporate offices?
Down to 49 stars.
Always knew arkansas was a trash ass state. 💅
Fucking assholes.
I guess I should be shocked, but then I remembered this is Arkansas. The South has always been lagging behind long-term infrastructure in favor of focusing on ruining the lives of colored people, the LGBT community, and anyone who isn’t deeply religious.
Based!
not only is the news itself horrible, but so is the amount of people supporting this. actually disgusting
2021 and we still have legislators who are propelled by hate and discrimination. UGH. Shame on Arkansas.
So basically Arkansas is forcing doctors to choose between their oath and the law again.
Finally a step in the right direction
BASED
Fun fact: this shouldn't be possible
'Gender-confirming treatments' = state-sanctioned mutilation
CharlesMBlow Now AGRutledge can piss away millions of dollars of taxpayer money to litigate this in federal court. What is Arkansas in education? 41? Could that money maybe help the kids?
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We must start funds to help these youth go out of state for care, until it becomes reversed!
As I said yesterday, everyone gave the governor huge kudos, when we knew it was all performative on his part. Suicide rates are going to skyrocket in kids there. Shameful.
Seems to me this is the latest fad of young people who want to 'fit in' with peers. I often wonder if it's a form of being bullied.
How 🤬 disgusting! TransRightsAreHumanRights TransYouthDeserveBetter
Good. If they want it, they can after they're 18. Minors can't drink, vote, smoke They're not adults & can't make adult decisions. They're even charged as juveniles. Ex A kid is talked into by parents or friends. At 20, he deeply regrets it Minors make bad decisions.
Huh. Funny how Republicans hate being told what to do with their own bodies but don't seem to mind this. Makes ya think.
Do I think kids shld have to wait until they are 18 to make this dec? Yes. Then that is what i will choose to do w my kids. Do I think I shld make that dec for every ot parent/child just bc I believe this? No. They undrstnd the risk so the dec shld be their own.
Oh cool this is genocide btw Making it so the kids of one of your most hated and vulnerable minorities don't live to see adulthood? Genocide, indefensible genocide.
God willing more states will have the courage to stand up and say enough of this perverted practice.
Honestly, kind of a dub. No minor should be making those choices that will irreversibly change their body forever. But it's still good that they can do it when old enough. Trans youth should still be loved and accepted but they aren't mature enough to make a decision like that
good to see governors don't hold all the state power!
Good move
what the hell.
Minors, folks. UNDER 18. They can't buy a puppy. They should not be making decisions about chemical or physical castration. Relax. When they turn 18 they can butcher themselves all they want.
The people going 'CHILDREN SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO MAKE THESE KINDS OF DECISIONS' are **criminally** ignorant and underinformed and should either learn what the fuck they're talking about or shut the hell up.
The only things Republicans are good for are: find laws to oppress and suppress people, protect the rich, build walls instead of roads. Support insurrectionist and home grown terrorists
Lol
CharlesMBlow Beyond despicable. Guarantee not one of these Republican legislators has any idea about or cares about the research & medical information confirming the importance of treatments for transgender youths.
:(
CharlesMBlow omg fuck the gop
Vile, state. Shame on them.
Good
_samanthalux This is a very sad day for transgender youth. This is no doubt going to ruin lives.
evil
CharlesMBlow The South gonna South.
CharlesMBlow This is terrible news.
what the actual f***
fucking despicable
They should all burn in hell. The politicians, not the transgendered people.
Republicans: Get government out of our lives! Unless we need it to impose our religious beliefs on everyone else.
Next the Sharia police will roam the streets looking for improper clothing.
Arkansas you motherfucker
It’s so insane. These are the same people who scream their rights are being violated because of mask mandates. Republicans do not believe in human rights, it’s obvious in everything they do. Ugh.
Waiting for the terfs to come in here and defending this without realising that it's all ground work for the GOP to ban reproductive health for women next.
Sooooo we need universal healthcare huh? Cool. Cool cool cool.
Another parasitic red state that hides behind the christian bible to wallow in bigotry and cruelty.
I expect better from the state 49th in healthcare.
Are you fuckin’ serious?
Mental illness at it's finest. Well done Arkansas
Despicable
But do they have drop boxes?
RibbonCOMMISSIONS OPENRibbon art_in_distress...is a coward that blocks people because the true and reality hurts. Many making comments need to ask selfs...why do they condone child abuse? ·
Supreme Court, here we come.
hi there in the comments please take some time to read this
Transgender kids should be able to have access to the healthcare they need. The GOP is intellectually and morally bankrupt.
gotta love it when parts of my country are denying health care that could literally save lives and help alleviate the pain of living in this kind of world
I'm not pronouncing this state's name right anymore due to their stupidity. (Not like I did before anyways.)
Arkansas is a shit hole anyway. This just certified it.
Guess they won’t be getting the all star game
Healthcare is a human right. Trans youth deserve access to the healthcare they need.
Kids are going to die because of this, and this isn't an over-exaggeration. This is a grim reality, and a sign of incredible callousness and vast lack of empathy. I really have no words for how I feel right now.
Maybe the government should stay out of your business. As MAGA likes to say, DON'T TREAD ON ME.
KamalaHarris
JoeBiden YOOOOOO PLEASE WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT THIS?
👏👏👏
good.
What did you expect?
😡
Judging by many comments, many don't give a rats ass about child abuse giving drugs and body changing surgery to minors.
What a disgrace. So cruel.
Much more important than gun laws 🙄
Woooooooow fuck that state
Pathetic.
Imagine if the state started banning medicine xd
This is beyond ignorant and cruel. It's evil.
Land of the free home of the brave my ass. The GOP makes us look like a bunch of fearful hateful crybaby punks. Meanwhile these fascists are hurting real people. Way to go dicks
FunKelly I do not recognize a state that isn't even pronounced correctly!!!
Stupid 😡😡😡😡😡
ok but why
kids need to be kids and not focusing on if they have a male or women part there is a reason we dont let kids make certain choices when they get older and thats what they want then let them do it
This is the only reason Gov. Hutchinson put himself out there to veto this bill. He knew the legislature would override him. If he really opposed it, he would've spoken out forcefully while it was being considered.
Ugh. This is ridiculous. Trans youth need treatments and (potentially, it’s their choice) surgery in order to just be themselves. Let them make their own choices, don’t make them for them. So much for the pursuit of happiness, something these people claim to care so much about.
Literally denying medical treatment to children. What heartless monsters
Arkansas doing dumb and hurtful things to people different than them... since forever
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
exposeHATE4PROFIT time to DefundFASCISTS and ALL who support them. Accountability is key in 2021!!
Key word is youth.
Republicans wasting time as always; accomplishing nothing as usual. Always on the losing side. Perpetual villains.
Well Done Arkansas, Its time someone protects these mentally sick children
Maybe we should just start with beer and cigarettes and kinda see where that takes us before we step-up to the surgeries...
Literally doing everything they can to hurt an already at risk group. Definition of scum.
Idk if kids should be on puberty blockers. It's important to go through puberty. They can decide to transition as an adult. Idk, I'm not a doctor.
Would things be fine in North Africa if they started referring to FGM as 'gender confirming treatment'?
When could you get surgery before this law? What was the age before?
'gender confirming treatments' is a fancy way of saying 'female genital mutilation' then?
Priorities.
Yeah, that work in the past.
Predictable and disgusting.
This is a travesty. Hopefully it will be struck down by the courts.
Good, sanity is coming back, slow, but sure. Can I have a cigarette? No, you're only 5 Can I have a beer? No, You're only 5 Can I drive the car? No, you're only 5 Can I take hormones and change my sex? Sure, why not! You know best!
WalmartInc Walmart You’re still in AK, right? You’re cool w this?
And these old white patriotic dudes keep saying this is the greatest country in the world .... a joke!!!
this is fucked.
Horrifying.
God fucking damn it....
why?
Good.
Why? Why do they care? Why do they feel they can make medical decisions for others? This has to be unconstitutional! It had better be.
more GOP 'small government'
Screw you Arkansas freaking cousin sister F**king hillbillies I
house of dumbasses
Like Arkansas doesn't have more pressing issues. Shouldn't they worry more about poverty and education.
Y’all are on notice. The goat 🐐 of lawyers is on his way. Lawsuit will be filed by the close of business Friday! You’re done ✔️!
I agree with this. The same reason an adult cannot have sex with a minor. You are not allowed to vote until 18 or legally drink until 21; you should not be able to make such PERMANENT changes to their bodies until they’re old enough to know what they want.
BrianFreed1 I’m so sick of these garbage human beings 🤬
Excited for the GOP to get all pissed at this obvious governmental overreach
DavidEggert00 Shameful.
Why do Republicans want to kill pre-teens and teens?
What IS it with Republicans and trying to control people’s bodies? Get over yourselves and leave everyone alone. 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
The cruelty is the point. Sadists! 😡
Holy fuck, and I was just breathing a sigh of relief at the order being vetoed, now this? Shit, what can we do to help? Especially those of us who live out of state?
They want the government just big enough to kill queer kids and make sure rape victims are forced to carry their attackers offspring.
aint that something still ? perfect for him
Hateful and discriminatory! A group of ignorant lawmakers. Arkansas is OFF my list of places to go. Will be researching companies based in Arkansas so I can prevent any of my money from going there.
PuckRefuglycans! ALL OF THEM.
IS IT THAT BIG OF A DEAL ARKANSAS CONGRESS YOU ASSHOLES
One must be 18 to vote, consume alcohol, obtain a driver's license etc, yet the leftist crowd is outraged by the ban on life-changing hormone therapy and surgeries for minors? Is this what the western world has come to?
So fucked up.
Anyone coming to this thread to comment on biology or science. Probably should watch this first.
Really sad day for Arkansas. I am glad I don’t have to go there anymore for work. I don’t think I could do that. I wonder what Walmart thinks of that.
This may be a blessing in disguise as Arkansas is rated number 49 in the US in the quality of health care
Thank God there is a sensible state out there.
Republicans in 2010: Obamacare will put the government between patients and doctors! Republicans in 2021: The government MUST get between a patient and their doctor!
If only there were a former President and First Lady with political influence that would speak out dramatically against this clearly bigoted and unjust act.weallgottaact clintons hello? radiosilence Really? It’s not enough to point finger and let this pass. DO SOMETHING
🖕🏼Arkansas
Courier429 Completely on-brand for GOP.
Republicans are going to be responsible for their extinction. This nonsense just speeds up the process. Carry on.
Children can legally emancipate themselve then they should be able to decide their own healthcare needs.
Angling/İstanbul
laloalcaraz Freedom still belongs to the oppressor not the oppressed.
This will make its way to the Supreme Court. The dumbing down of America continues even without Trump.
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