Parents concerned as new state laws restrict rights of transgender children

William Brangham:

So, those families are clearly watching these laws and are deeply concerned with what they might mean for their children.

For more on what the various states are doing, I'm joined now by Erin Reed. She's a researcher who tracks transgender legislation around the country and advocates for trans rights.

Erin Reed, thank you so much for being here.

There are so many states that are proposing these different kinds of laws. Broadly speaking, can you explain, what are these laws generally trying to target?

Erin Reed, Erin in the Morning: Yes, thank you for having me on.

There are over 400 bills that I'm tracking that target the LGBT community primarily, the trans community. And a good third of them target the medical care of transgender youth and, in some cases, transgender adults.

They essentially will ban things like puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and, in some cases, surgery from this population. And, in many cases, they will tell doctors precisely how they should medically detransition these transgender youth by withdrawing them from their medications systematically.

And so that's what I'm tracking. And that's what's moving around the country right now.

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