It's Sunday, you're on Twitter. I'm pretty sure you have 5 minutes. Can you use those 5 min to speak up for our #transgender Montanans, who are targeted by 2 harmful and discriminatory bills, being heard Wednesday?
HB 113 would fine health care providers up to $50k for providing gender affirming care (seriously, following our national guidelines on this would be ILLEGAL). Medical care for transgender youth is evidence-based & has been shown to reduce their very high risk of suicide by 70%.
HB 112 would prohibit trans athletes from playing sports according to their gender identity. NCAA & others have rules & criteria allowing this, but MT wants a blanket ban to keep kids off teams for good. Trans kids are kids too, and deserve the health benefits of sports.
So if you want to do good this Sunday, go to leg.mt.gov/web-messaging/ and send a message to the House Justice Committee that you support trans kids. Oppose HB 112+113. I'm afraid of what will happen to my #trans patients if we don't speak up.
Happy to explain more about either bill, or why medical care of trans kids is not scary -- it involves careful and considered evaluation all along the way. Many parents of trans kids don't feel comfortable outing their kids on public record, so we need #allies to step up.
To our trans, two-spirit, and non-binary patients: the medical community sees you and is helping fight these terrible bills. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQ #PRIDE
DM me if you want me to share any of the points we hope people can make in letters and written testimony. Or just drop a note that you stand with trans Montanans -- your friends and neighbors -- to protect their ability to access necessary medical care & play school sports.
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