Trans Americans Face Patchwork Of Differing Laws

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🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

As many Republican-led states pass legislation restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors and adults, both the Biden administration and the Supreme Court have begun to weigh in. We look at the current state of affairs in Utah, which passed a law on the topic earlier this year.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and KUER politics reporter Saige Miller.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Sarah and I am halfway up Mount Manadnuck in Southern New Hampshire,
0:05.7	where it's very windy and there's still some spring snow on the ground.
0:09.7	I decided just this moment to become a monthly sustaining member of my local NPR station,
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0:20.9	I got to put my mittens back on now.
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0:29.2	April 11th.
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0:43.1	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:45.8	I'm Asma Khalid, I cover the White House.
0:48.0	I'm Dominic Amat, and I'm a Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.
0:51.2	And today on the show, we're going to look at the rapidly changing map of conflicting
0:55.8	rules for transgender people in the United States.
0:59.2	African-led legislatures throughout the country have been restricting access to gender
1:03.1	affirming medications and services for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.
1:07.2	In fact, 14 states have made moves to restrict gender affirming care for minors.
1:12.7	Others have made moves to prohibit trans students from participating in high school sports
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