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BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Eve Devitt has protested anti-transgender policies from Idaho Republicans for the past three years, the same period she’s used medication to aid her gender transition. Standing on the Capitol steps Friday in Boise, the 17-year-old denounced one of the latest proposals, which may push her out of the state. “I love […]
Agree with. religious freedom, they only agree with what they agree with. as a family of faith and as parents who take parenting seriously, i never thought the state of idaho would be our biggest enemy and trying to step between us and our kids and raising them. >> eve, one of the arguments you hear from opponents of body altering treatments is they should wait until you're an adult, 18. why are they wrong? >> well, because you can't wait until you're an adult. for the vast majority of trans kids, they won't be adults without this treatment. i wouldn't be -- i wouldn't have made it past, like,...
Access to this treatment? and what is your message to the people watching right now who don't understand, who don't get it? >> well, let me start with that. i didn't get it either. i didn't understand right away either. so i totally get it, but i would say to them let's not make understanding a prerequisite for loving people and allowing them to live the lives they elect to live. i don't think any of us can understand what eve is going through, but eve can't understand what i'm going through as a parent or adult or physical therapist. i think that isn't as big of a deal as we make it. >> eve, ...
Eve, you testified before idaho lawmakers on february 7th. i want to run a little bit of what you said about that bill. >> in less than 24 hours i will be going on a plane to go to a consultation for srs, sexual reassignment surgery, which is planned to be taking place in a little over a year. i see this as my final step into the body that i should have been born into. this bill threatens to not only bar me from receiving this care, but also from accessing the hormones i've single-handedly that have not only improved but saved my life. >> what do you mean by saved your life, not just improved,...
Republican lawmakers in an Idaho House committee voted to criminalize providing medical care for transgender Idahoans under age 18.