Missouri bans gender-affirming care; Kansas City pushes back
Posted on AllSides May 10th, 2023
From The Center
FILE – Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) (NewsNation) — Missouri lawmakers approved two bills that ban gender-affirming health care for minors and prevent transgender girls and women from participating on female sports teams. Under one of the bills, transgender minors would no longer have access to puberty blockers, hormones or gender-affirming surgery. The ban would also prevent...
