Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18. It is part of a broad effort in conservative states to restrict transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows. Mississippi's new law took effect when Reeves signed it Tuesday. The Human Rights Campaign says at least 150 bills targeting transgender people have been introduced in statehouses around the U.S. this year. That is the highest in a single year. Rob Hill, state director of Human Rights Campaign Mississippi, says the new law will “demonize and alienate transgender kids” who are already vulnerable.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law Tuesday a bill banning gender-transition procedures for those under the age of 18, drawing a line at the border to stop what he called "a dangerous movement spreading across America."
JACKSON, Miss. Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday to ban gender-affirming hormones or surgery in the state for anyone younger than 18, part of a broad effort in conservative states to re s t r i c t transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows.