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Map: Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State [1]
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Date: 2023-05
As reported by The Williams Institute (in “How Many Adults and Youth Identify as Transgender in the United States?”), there are more than 300,000 high school-aged (ages 13-17) transgender youth in the United States today, many who need gender affirming care. Half of these youth (47.7%, or 143,000) live in states in which transgender youth have lost access to, or are at risk of losing access to, gender-affirming care, because of discriminatory laws and policies (more information on methodology below).
Three in ten ( 30.5 % or 91,500 total) trans youth aged 13-17 live in states that have passed bans on gender affirming care.
An additional 17.2% (51,500 total) trans youth are living in states that are considering bills and policies that will deny more trans kids access to life saving gender affirming care
While our map focuses solely on high school aged youth (age 13-17), as all bills being considered cover this age range, some states, such as Oklahoma, Texas, and South Carolina, have considered banning care for transgender people up to 26 years of age. The William’s Institute’s annual reporting provides additional detail about the number of trans adults and youth people impacted of these types of laws and policies, accounting for the full range of people potentially impacted.
Gender-affirming care is age-appropriate care that is medically necessary for the wellbeing of many transgender and non-binary people who experience symptoms of gender dysphoria, or distress that results from having one’s gender identity not match their sex assigned at birth.
By preventing doctors from providing this care, or threatening to take children away from parents who support their child in their transition, these bills prevent transgender youth from accessing medically necessary, safe health care backed by decades of research and supported by every major medical association representing over 1.3 million US doctors.
As of April 3, 2023, we are tracking more than 800 anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the country. Many of these - more than 110 - would limit or prevent transgender people from accessing gender-affirming care, while others are bathroom bans, curriculum censorship bills or anti-drag performance bills.
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