What is gender-affirming health care? We have the details on the 'trans refuge' bill.
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| | What is gender-affirming health care? 'Trans refuge' bill would help kids get it |
Minnesota’s Legislature is considering a bill that would make the state a safe haven for transgender youth seeking health care. That means trans youth traveling from other states would be protected in seeking gender-affirming health care in Minnesota.
Parents Hao and Gretchen Nguyen, who have a six-year-old trans daughter and spoke in support of the bill at a hearing last month, say it’s a big deal for trans youth in Minnesota and across the country.
“It should be as simple as it is for Hao and I to take Asher to the doctor for every parent,” said Gretchen Nguyen. “It shouldn’t matter where they are. I also see this as helping to affirm those that are here and making sure that they’re secure in the fact that their representatives have their back.”
But what exactly is the bill seeking to protect? We asked parents, a doctor and the state’s first openly trans legislator what gender-affirming care means. Here are some of the questions they answered. | |
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| | | 'I'm really worried about it': As federal emergency food help ends, Minnesotans voice concerns |
Emergency federal benefits that help Minnesotans pay for food are set to run out this month. And even with some state funding set to boost food shelves, people who need help and nutrition groups say more needs to be done.
“I'm really worried about it, because, oh my God, have you seen grocery store prices?” Marie Kent said. “And we're going to go back to living very, very, very simply, as opposed to just very simply, when it comes to food. I'm a little nervous, but I think it'll be okay? I'm a little nervous.” | |
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