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30 Mar, 4 tweets, 1 min read
The trans community is facing a crisis in Arkansas.

Yesterday afternoon, the Arkansas legislature passed HB 1570, a bill that would strip trans youth of their health care.

The Governor of Arkansas must veto the bill when it reaches his desk.
This bill is catastrophic.

It cuts off trans people from health care that:
✔️ We need to survive
✔️ Every major medical association supports
✔️ Allows us to live as our true and authentic selves
Stopping this bill is necessary to defend and protect the lives of trans people.

Every trans and non-binary person deserves access to gender affirming health care, no matter where we live or what type of health insurance we have.
Join us in mobilizing and stopping HB 1570 so that we can maintain and defend our health care.

Tell Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson to veto this bill:
☎️ 501-682-2345
📧 asa.hutchinson@governor.arkansas.gov

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