Wisconsin's transgender rights debate intensifies as Senate passes ban on gender-affirming care for minors

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The Republican-controlled Wisconsin state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would restrict sports participation and healthcare access for transgender minors...

The proposed legislation would prohibit transgender youth from obtaining gender-affirming care – including puberty blockers and hormone treatment using estrogen and testosterone – and surgery. It also would limit their participation on sports teams.

We continue to see a right-wing attack on parental rights, trans kids and the LGBTQ community," said Rep. Kristina Shelton, D-District 90. The bills’ chief Assembly sponsor, Rep. Barbara Dittrich, R-District 38, told an Assembly committee last week she knows of only six transgender athletes in the state.

WIAC told WLUK it complies with NCAA requirements, and if these bills are adopted, serious ramifications could happen to WIAC and its institutions’ membership status with the NCAA.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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