Thread by @ashtonpittman

NEWS: The Mississippi Senate just sent a bill banning care for trans minors—like puberty blockers and hormones—to Gov. Tate Reeves' desk.

He's expected to sign it after telling the #MSLeg "to counter those who want to push their experiments on our kids.”mississippifreepress.org/31342/ban-on-c…

The bill would also ban gender confirmation surgeries, but lawmakers admitted they are not aware of any trans minors receiving such surgeries.

Co-sponsor Rep. Nick Bain, R-Corinth, admitted that he is “not a doctor”or “a professional in this regard.”
mississippifreepress.org/31342/ban-on-c…

In January, Gov. Reeves called on lawmakers to fight against “the cruel forces of modern progressivism which seek to use them as guinea pigs in their sick social experiments.”

He signed a bill in 2021 banning trans students from schools sports teams.
mississippifreepress.org/31342/ban-on-c…

Human Rights Campaign Mississippi Director Rob Hill told the Mississippi Free Press in January that he worries about the bill's effects on trans minors, who already face high suicide rates.

“I worry about the mental health of the young people." #MSLeg
mississippifreepress.org/31342/ban-on-c…

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday found that transgender teenagers who receive gender-affirming hormone treatments experience improved mental health and lower levels of depression. #MSLeg
mississippifreepress.org/30432/mississi…

“Trans youth disproportionately attempt and unfortunately succeed at suicide. So that’s a very scary thing. And these decisions should be made by family members, not by politicians. And their job is to do good—to work for the good of their constituents.”
mississippifreepress.org/31342/ban-on-c…

Follow reporter @KayodeCrown for continuing coverage of #MSLeg.

You can support our nonprofit newsroom, which strives to report on stories affecting Mississippians from all backgrounds, by following us @MSFreePress and donating at mfp.ms/donate.