Legislation to restrict transgender health care introduced in 11 states

After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year, Republican state lawmakers in 11 states are advancing new proposals to limit gender-affirming health care, the Associated Press reports. Gender-affirming health care providers and parents of trans youths are the primary targets of these bills, many of which seek to criminalize helping trans minors obtain what doctors and psychologists widely consider “medically necessary care.”