Stay or go? Why families of trans kids face an uncertain future in Tennessee
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Transgender minors and their families in the state of Tennessee face a very uncertain future because of a recently passed ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Parents of transgender children in Tennessee worry they may have to move their families out of the state because of a recently passed ban on gender-affirming care for minors and policies that target transgender people.
“Do we stay here?” asked the mother of a transgender child in Nashville. “It does feel like a risk, and it feels like there is not really a right answer at this point.”
Global News is concealing the mother’s identity because of the risk of harassment and future legal repercussions under Tennessee law.
“I am fearful of being targeted, my kids being targeted, or being determined to be an incompetent or coercive parent,” she explained.
Those fears are well-founded in Tennessee, which has led the anti-transgender movement in the United States.
The Republican majority in the state legislature made a ban on gender-affirming care the top priority of the current session. The law, known as S.B. 1, signed by Republican Governor Bill Lee, also requires that transgender minors end hormone therapies and detransition by March 2024.
“We needed to have more data on this,” explained State Senator Richard Briggs, a Republican who supported S.B. 1. “I thought we needed to put a halt to it.”
Transgender minors and their families in the state now face a very uncertain future.
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