Alabama lawmakers approved legislation to outlaw gender-affirming medications for transgender kids and advanced a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity.
Alabama lawmakers approved sweeping legislation Thursday to outlaw gender-affirming medications for transgender kids and advanced a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity — a bill critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay," a reference to a similar law recently passed in Florida.
Rep. Neil Rafferty, the only openly gay member of the Alabama legislature, appeared to struggle to hold back his anger and maintain composure as lawmakers headed to the vote. "Their brains are not developed to make the decisions long term about what these medications and surgeries do to their body," Allen said.
The bill would also require school counsellors, nurses and others to tell parents if a child discloses they believe they are transgender.
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