Senators voted 23-4 in favor of the bill sponsored by Republican Senator Shay Shelnutt called the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act. The bill is now headed to the state House of Representatives, which has already approved a companion bill.
The bill, as well as the one already approved by Alabama representatives, would make it a felony for medical professionals to treat transgender minors under the age of 19 with gender-affirming care. Violators could face up to 10 years in prison or a $15,000 fine. School staff in the state would also be required to disclose to parents that “a minor’s perception of his or her gender is inconsistent with his or her sex.”
In the spring of 2020, many hospitals delayed or canceled gender-affirming surgeries, along with other procedures deemed elective or nonessential to make space for COVID-19 patient
North Carolina LGBTQ advocates argued for years that the use of legal names not only put some students at risk of being outed, potentially leading to harassment from other students, but was also an issue of privacy and safety.
The Asheville-based Campaign for Southern Equality has been working with the Department of Public Instruction since 2017 in an effort to update the system. Craig White, the supportive schools director for the campaign, said that parents and educators were working on the issue even before them.
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Jasmine Beach-Ferrara Has Made LGBTQ Issues a Focal Point in Her Campaign for Equal Rights
Reverend Jasmine Beach-Ferrara will be running for North Carolina’s 11th District seat in the House. (Photo Credit: jasmineforcongress.com)
On March 3, Reverend Jasmine Beach-Ferrara announced that she will be running for North Carolina’s 11th District seat in the United States House of Representatives. The current seat is held by Madison Cawthorn. Members of the general public have already begun referring to Rev. Beach-Ferrara’s announcement as a blatant war cry from the far left against the far right.
Who is Madison Cawthorn?
A youth by many standards, this twenty-five-year-old North Carolina native has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since January 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party and has been extremely vocal about the attack on the Capitol. Having suffered a life-threatening accident at the age of eighteen, Cawthorn is partially paralyzed. Cawtho
Alabama Considering Making Transgender Treatment for Minors a Felony, Even if Parents Approve It
On 3/11/21 at 11:45 AM EST
The Alabama state legislature is considering a bill that would criminalize doctors prescribing puberty blockers, hormonal treatments and the procedures for minors who identify as transgender, even if their parents consent to the medical services.
The Alabama House Health Committee listened to arguments on both sides of the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senator Shay Shelnutt of Trussville, passed in the State Senate 23 to 4 on March 2, and would be the first of its kind to become law in the country.