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Aug 14, 2023 · Advocates like Simon say the state needs to address its gender inequalities in order to stem the flow of young women out of the state. Wyoming’s population of young people aged 25-29 has ...
Originally published in Wyoming Medicine Spring 2023. In January and February, physicians, psychologists, and advocates appeared at the Capitol to testify about two bills that sought to limit gender-affirming care for people under the age of 18 in the state.
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Mar 3, 2023 · Despite two attempts to outlaw it, gender-affirming care will remain legal in Wyoming. Lawmakers brought two bills this session aimed at outlawing gender-affirming care for trans youth. Both of those bills died in the House. Sen. Charles Scott (R-Casper) filed a bill that would have made it a felony to provide trans youth with gender-affirming ...
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Mar 9, 2024 · However, LGBTQ advocates say those surgeries are already not performed in Wyoming, and that most medical practices broadly oppose gender-affirming surgeries for minors. The ban would also outlaw hormone therapy and puberty blockers, two treatments that experts say can help trans kids.
Feb 12, 2024 · February 12, 2024 - 3:45pm. It’s day one of Wyoming’s Budget Session and Lawmakers are coming after trans kids. House Bill 156, legislation that would declare gender-affirming care “not in the best interest” of transgender youth in the state, is a dangerous, dehumanizing and terrifying bill for trans youth and their supportive families.
Mar 5, 2021 · According to 2019 Census Bureau estimates, 49% of the Wyoming population are women, yet women continue to be underrepresented in elected roles at the state and local levels.7. In the 2020 primary and general elections, 1,000 Wyoming women ran for some elected office.8At the start of the legislative session in 2021, women held just 18% of the 90 ...
Feb 22, 2024 · Legislation. Lawmakers brought at least 10 bills to the session related to transgender people, gender-affirming care, pronouns, obscenity and school programming. Now, only three remain . Two of those bills address gender-affirming care in Wyoming.
