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The final speaker opposing #S627 is David Bell, a retired United States Navy Chief Petty Officer who lives in Charleston with his family, including his 14-year-old transgender daughter. He shares his family's journey toward understanding her trans identity. #SupportTransYouthSC 
"I share all this detail just to underline that this is not an easy process – our family has been on a journey with this, and we have made all of these decisions with trusted medical providers every step of the way." We must stop S.627 from becoming law.
"Gender affirming healthcare is fundamental healthcare. ... It has saved my daughter and helped our family immensely. Banning access to this care would hurt my family and families like mine, and I plead with you to vote no on S623 and S627."
🏳️⚧️❤️ The SC United team is here today in Columbia to #SupportTransYouthSC and defend everyone’s right to be their authentic self on their identification documents. Follow along as we testify against S627 and S623, two anti-transgender bills. 1/
This morning a panel of experts - including parents of trans youth, trans adults, medical professionals, and mental health providers - will testify against these bills (a second hearing will take place on 3/29 – RSVP to testify here: southcarolinaunited.org/updates/march29 2/
Here's what we're talking about: S627, which would prohibit trans youth from accessing medical care (and force teachers to “out” trans students) and deny public funding for transgender-related healthcare, and S623, which prohibits gender marker changes on birth certificates. 3/
