Nearly 100K Trans Teens Lost Access to Health Care, Sports, or Bathrooms in 2023

New report estimates the impact of five types of legislation on transgender youth According to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, about 105,200 transgender youth aged 13 to 17 live in 22 states where gender-affirming medical care is banned. Nineteen of these bans—all except three—were enacted in 2023. An estimated 92,700 transgender youth reside in these states. About 26,000 transgender youth in five states with bans are currently able to access care due to court orders that prohibit enforcement of the laws. Most gender-affirming care bans block access to a range of treatments, including...

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