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Jan 29, 2020, 7 tweets

WATCH & SHARE: Parents of transgender kids across the nation have spoken. Politicians have no right to dictate the care that their children should receive!

We need to do everything we can to stop #HB1057 in South Dakota. Tell @govkristinoem: #NoHB1057!

@govkristinoem "These are politicians not pediatricians; they have no idea about the thoughtful kinds of conversations we parents are having with our children’s doctors, along with our children, who are asking for & needing these types of medical interventions."—Amber Briggle, TX #NoHB1057

@govkristinoem "It completely shattered me to think the government could come in and tell my doctor what they can and cannot do."—Amy Rambow, South Dakota. #NoHB1057

@govkristinoem "If we had lived in a place that had a law on the books like South Dakota’s HB1057, his transition would have been catastrophically impaired." —Erica Adams Kasper, mom of our client Drew Adams (@drewcaofficial), Florida. #NoHB1057

To the parents of trans kids in South Dakota: "There are more people out there who quietly support you and your children than you will ever know." —Laura Susec, Indiana. #NoHB1057

"To fellow moms in South Dakota: Know that the work you’re doing for trans kids now is some of the most important work in the country."—Cristina Spencer, California. #NoHB1057

"We need to fight to make sure that our families and these affirming doctors are not punished for supporting our children, and giving them the life that they deserve."—Debi Jackson, Missouri. #NoHB1057

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