House Passes Bill to Criminalize Gender-Affirming Care for Minors, Deepening Partisan Divide

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Civil rights groups condemned the proposal as among the most sweeping anti-transgender measures ever taken up by Congress. Although the bill is considered unlikely to move forward in the Senate without bipartisan backing, its House passage underscored the influence of the ultraconservative Republican faction and closely mirrored President Donald Trump’s stated agenda on gender-affirming care.

Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia was a key force behind bringing the measure to a vote, pressing House Speaker Mike Johnson to put it on the floor. Greene portrayed the bill as delivering on a major campaign commitment from Trump, arguing that Congress should codify his executive order restricting gender-affirming medical procedures.

Backers of the legislation argued that gender transition treatments for minors represent ideological indoctrination and cause harm to children. Republican lawmakers said the care is not medically necessary and accused Democrats of misleading families about its outcomes and effects Continue reading…

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