Thursday on Political Rewind: As Pride Month comes to an end, our special panel looks at the state of affairs for LGBTQ+ Georgians. While the legislature is more diverse than ever, issues including hostility to trans athletes and Clarence Thomas' call to reexamine Obergefell (the case that legalized same sex marriage) bring concern.
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State Rep. Ginny Ehrhart, a Republican from Marietta (Photo courtesy Georgia House)
A Georgia lawmaker who compared transgender people to moose introduced legislation that would imprison doctors who provide gender-affirming care to trans youth.
The bill from state Rep. Ginny Ehrhart, a Republican from Marietta, is the third anti-trans proposal filed by lawmakers in February. The two others are aimed at trans athletes in schools and colleges.
Ehrhart introduced House Bill 401 – titled the Vulnerable Child Protection Act – on Feb. 10. The measure would prohibit licensed medical professionals from giving hormone treatments to or performing gender affirmation surgery on people under the age of 18 “for the purpose of attempting to affirm the minor’s perception of such minor’s sex, if that perception is inconsistent with such minor’s sex,” according to the bill.