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Over 90% of trans youths live in states with bills that target their rights, report says

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More than 9 in 10 transgender youths ages 13 to 17 in the U.S. live in states that have already passed or are currently considering bills to restrict their access to transition-related health care, school bathrooms, sports participation and pronoun use at school, according to a new report.

So far this year, state lawmakers have introduced 487 such bills, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. The Williams Institute also looked at measures that LGBTQ advocates have generally supported, and found that nearly half, or 48%, of trans youths in the U.S. live in the 14 states and Washington, D.C., that have passed “shield” laws on transition-related care. These laws, such as one signed by New York Gov.

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