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Alabama's 'political punching bags': Campaign rhetoric concerns LGBTQ community

SB bans gender-affirming care, while HB bans trans students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity. Several Alabama physicians has said the legislation is riddled with misinformation about how gender-affirming care actually affects children.

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Alabama governor signs bill criminalizing transgender health care for minors

Ivey said in a statement that she signed the bill because she believes that "if the Good Lord made you a boy, you are a boy, and if he made you a girl, you are a girl. Major medical organizations — including the American Medical Association , the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association — oppose restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors and say they go against best practice standards and will harm the wellbeing of trans youth.