Alabama lawmakers approved legislation outlawing gender-affirming medications for transgender kids and advanced a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity. The bills now go to Republican Gov. Kay Ivey.
Republican Rep. Wes Allen of Troy, sponsor of the House version of the bill, argued during debate Thursday morning that transgender youth are not old enough to make decisions about gender-affirming medication.
“You’re saying this is about children. It’s not. What it is about is scoring political points and using those children as collateral damage,” England said. “I want the governor to know that she doesn’t have to sign this, she can veto it,” Jeff Walker, whose 15-year-old daughter, Harleigh, is transgender, said Thursday afternoon. “All you are doing is hurting Alabama families with these bills.”
Senators voted 26-5 to approve legislation mandating that K-12 students can only use multiperson bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with the gender on their original birth certificate, rather than their current gender identity.
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