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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, seen delivering the State of the State address on Jan. 25, has signed a bill that would ban most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18. Alex Slitz/AP hide caption

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Georgia governor signs bill banning most gender-affirming care for trans children

March 23, 2023 • The state will ban most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18 with a new bill signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp.

Bills targeting trans youth are growing more common — and radically reshaping lives

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Bills targeting trans youth are growing more common — and radically reshaping lives

November 28, 2022 • An NPR analysis finds that over the past two years, state lawmakers introduced more than 300 bills targeting trans people. Most of this legislation, 86%, takes aim at the rights of trans youth.

Most teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care, study finds

Demonstrators gather on the steps to the Texas State Capitol in Austin to speak against transgender-related bills being considered in the state legislature in May 2021. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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Most teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care, study finds

October 26, 2022 • A new study from a Dutch clinic found that 98% of transgender adolescents who received puberty suppression treatment went on to continue gender-affirming treatment.

Alabama Legislature votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth

Rep. Wes Allen, sponsor of the House version of the bill, speaks during debate at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Thursday. Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP hide caption

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Efforts to restrict rights for LGBTQ youth

Alabama Legislature votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth

April 7, 2022 • State lawmakers also passed a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity, a bill critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay."

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says

Republican-pushed bills are seeking to deny minors access to hormone therapy and puberty blockers. Both are treatments that have been vetted and peer-reviewed by mainstream medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Efforts to restrict rights for LGBTQ youth

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says

March 21, 2022 • Fifteen states have enacted or are currently considering laws that would restrict medical treatments to more than 58,000 transgender youth.