State GOP Speeds Transgender Therapy Bill Toward Passage

“We’re legislating our personal beliefs in a blanket ban.”


Sen. Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, photographed in Tennessee Senate Chambers on Feb. 13. Johnson sponsored a bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors. (Photo: John Partipilo)

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