Arkansas Outlaws Gender-Affirming Treatment for Trans Youth After Overriding Governor s Veto People 1 hr ago © Provided by People Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson
Arkansas has become the first state to outlaw gender-affirming treatment for trans youth, in what Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson decried as a vast government overreach.
The state s General Assembly voted Tuesday to override Gov. Hutchinson s veto, with a 71-24 vote in the Republican-controlled House, followed shortly after by a 25-8 vote in the Republican-controlled Senate, according to CNN.
H.B. 1570 otherwise known as the Arkansas Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act passed last month, with a 70-22 vote in the House and 28-7 vote in the Senate.
Arkansas Outlaws Gender-Affirming Treatment for Trans Youth After Overriding Governor s Veto
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In a memorandum coinciding with the trans visibility day March 31, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced new departmental policies governing open service of transgender individuals in the military.
In a memorandum coinciding with the trans visibility day March 31, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced new departmental policies governing open service of transgender individuals in the military.
In related news, the Department of Veterans Affairs also recently announced changes to help trans veterans.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said departmental policy has been updated governing the open service of transgender individuals in the military. On this International Transgender Day of Visibility, we recognize the great strides our Nation has made raising awareness of the challenges faced by the transgender community, stated Austin in his memo. Their shared stories of struggle and heartache reminds us that more work needs to be done to ensure that every person is t