Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill on Saturday that bans hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth, making Utah the first state in 2023 to ban such care.
Cox had not publicly signaled support or disapproval for the bill until signing it this weekend. The governor previously made headlines in 2022 for vetoing a bill that would"Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few," wrote Cox in a letter to the state's legislative leaders at the time.
"I don't understand what they are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live," he added.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ,"Early gender affirming care is crucial to overall health and well-being" for trans and nonbinary youth,"as it allows the child or adolescent to focus on social transitions and can increase their confidence while navigating the healthcare system."
Thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets of Manhattan to participate on the Reclaim Pride Coalition's fourth annual Queer Liberation March, where no police, politicians or corporations were allowed to participate. This year, the march highlighted Trans and BIPOC Lives, Reproductive Justice, and Bodily Autonomy.
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