Matt Walsh on gender affirmation for youth with Tennessee State House Health Committee

Conservative commentator Matt Walsh testifies in front of TN lawmakers on bill to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed into law today a ban on all forms of gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18 — putting the government in charge of making vital decisions traditionally reserved to parents in Tennessee. The law takes effect on July 1, 2023.

Under the new law, trans youth already receiving gender-affirming health care as of July 1, 2023 will be forced to lose access to such care after March 31, 2024, in Tennessee. Youth not receiving medical care by July 1, 2023 will be unable to begin receiving care in Tennessee.