Trans rights ARE human rights.

Tell your Governor that trans rights are human rights.

There are close to two hundred anti-LGBTQ bills in state legislatures across the country that are currently under consideration and 93 of those bills directly target transgender people (those whose gender identity does not align with their sex assigned at birth). [1] We are only mid-way into the fourth month of the year and yet thirty-three states have already introduced anti-trans laws in 2021.

Idaho, Tennessee, South Carolina, and South Dakota proposed anti-trans bills that would prevent transgender students from participating in girls sports teams in middle and high school [2]; North Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill last week that would prohibit gender-affirming surgeries to youth up to 21 years of age [3]; and Arkansas recently passed HB 1570 on Monday, April 6th, despite Governor’s Hutchinson’s efforts to veto it. It is the first bill in our country that bans medicaid coverage, prevents doctors and clinicians from providing hormonal medicine and therapy, and will effectively ban young people from transitioning into their desired body.

Trans youth rights are under attack on several levels. We must act now! Sign on with us right now to support all LGBTQ youth and tell your Governor to STOP any plans to prohibit trans youth from receiving the proper health care they need.

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Sources:

[1] BREAKING: South Dakota Rejects Gov. Noem's Changes, Kills Anti-Trans Sports Bills

[2] South Carolina Lawmakers Reject Transgender Sports Ban Bill

[3] N.C. Bill Would Ban Treatment for Trans People Under 21

Dear Governor,

LGBTQ youth deserve to live their lives free from stigmas and governmental attacks from lawmakers and police, whose sole job is to protect and serve us, the people -- that includes Black, LatinX, disabled, immigrant LGBTQ people. By taking away health care rights of trans and LGBTQ youth, we are putting them at higher risk for suicide, self-inflicted violence, substance use, sexual violence, and sexual risk behaviors. Doctors, social workers, and parents agree that a gender affirming approach has proven to be the best approach for youth who are transitioning or considering transitioning. This affirming model has been supported and recommended by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and many other major medical associations.

Instead of rolling back the health care rights of trans youth, we urge you invest in safer learning environments, schools, programs, and institutions that prioritize the overall health of transgender youth and LGBTQ people. We also seek access to culturally competent and equitable physical and mental health care - this means placing more trans and trans people of color in staffer positions within these programs and institutions. Trans and LGBTQ people deserve to be in the same spaces where decisions over their lives are being made.

LGBTQ people of color need to be in the spaces where laws and policies are being created about their rights, bodily autonomy, and overall lives. Our health care system should be one where doctors and providers empower people who need gender-affirming care, along with reliable resources, assurance, affirmation, and support. Trans rights ARE human rights and we must all play our part in protecting them.

Sincerely,

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