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The Justice Department today filed a complaint challenging a recently enacted Alabama law, Senate Bill (S.B.) 184, that denies necessary medical care to children based solely on who they are, and that threatens criminal prosecution and jail time to doctors, parents, and anyone else who provides or “causes” that care. The United States’ complaint alleges that the new law’s felony ban on providing certain medically necessary care to transgender minors violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. The department is also asking the court to issue an immediate order to prevent the law from going into effect.
S.B. 184 makes it a felony for any person to “engage in or cause” specified types of medical care for transgender minors. S.B. 184 thus discriminates against transgender youth by denying them access to certain forms of medically necessary care. It further discriminates against transgender youth by barring them from accessing particular procedures while allowing non-transgender minors to access the same or similar procedures. The penalties for violating the law include up to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $15,000. S.B. 184 would force parents of transgender minors, medical professionals, and others to choose between forgoing medically necessary procedures and treatments, or facing criminal prosecution. The United States’ complaint alleges that S.B. 184 violates the Equal Protection Clause by discriminating on the basis of sex and transgender status.
Today’s filing is the latest action by the Justice Department to combat discrimination based on gender identity, including unlawful restrictions on medical care for transgender youth. On March 31, 2022, the Civil Rights Division issued a letter to all state attorneys general reminding them of federal constitutional and statutory provisions that protect transgender youth against discrimination.
The complaint in intervention is being handled by Deputy Chief Coty Montag and Trial Attorneys Alyssa Lareau, Kaitlin Toyama, and Renee Williams of the Civil Rights Division’s Federal Coordination and Compliance Section; John Powers, Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Cheek for the Northern District of Alabama; and Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Wadsworth for the Middle District of Alabama.
Additional information about the Civil Rights Division’s work to uphold and protect the civil and constitutional rights of LGBTQI+ individuals is available on its website at https://www.justice.gov/crt/lgbtqi-working-group. Complaints about discriminatory practices may be reported to the Civil Rights Division through its internet reporting portal at https://civilrights.justice.gov.
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Updated April 29, 2022
What do new Alabama laws say on transgender kids?
Gov.
Kay Ivey signed bills into law Friday that limit transgender minors ability to receive gender-affirming care, play sports and use sex-segregated bathrooms.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has become the first state to criminalize the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under age 19. In line with some other Republican-led states, legislators here also passed a law requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to their sex at birth and prohibiting discussion of gender and sexual identity in the lower grades. Critics have derided the limitation on such discussions as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
The two GOP bills were signed into law Friday by Republican Gov.
Kay Ivey, a day after being passed by the Alabama Legislature. Advocacy groups quickly filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the medication ban.
Republicans argue the bills are needed to protect children and that decisions on gender-affirming medications should wait until adulthood. Critics say the politicians are interfering with medical decisions that belong with families and their doctors. Cathryn Oakley, state legislative director and senior counsel for the Human Rights Campaign, a national advocacy group for the LGBTQ community, called the two pieces of legislation “the single most anti-transgender legislative package in history.”
What does the treatment ban do?
Titled the “Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act,” the law makes it a crime to prescribe or administer to anyone under 19 puberty blockers or hormone treatment “for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of or affirm the minor’s perception of his or her gender or sex.”
Legislators made it a Class C felony to violate the law, meaning doctors who prescribe or administer such medication would be subject to up to 10 years in prison.
The law, which takes effect on May 8 unless blocked by the courts, also bans surgeries for the purpose of altering gender appearance, but doctors say those are generally not performed on minors.
Alabama’s legislation goes further than measures passed in other states. Arkansas was the first state to pass a ban on gender-affirming drugs, but its measure did not include criminal penalties. The Arkansas law was blocked by a federal judge before it could go into effect. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate as child abuse reports of youth receiving such care.
What are the criticisms?
Doctors, families and advocacy organizations say politicians are inserting themselves into decisions that belong with families and medical teams. The measures have prompted swift backlash from medical experts, Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration, the U.S. Department of Justice and the families of trans youth.
Doctors say the Alabama law is contrary to peer-reviewed research and applies a criminal label to standard medical care. Health experts also say that minors with gender dysphoria who do not receive appropriate medical care face dramatically increased risk of suicide and serious depression.
Does the law do anything else?
Yes. The law requires counselors, teachers, principals and other administrators — in both public and private schools — to tell parents if a child discloses that they think they may be transgender. It also prohibits school staff from encouraging students to withhold the information from their parents.
What does the bathroom/classroom law do?
The second piece of legislation signed by Ivey involves public school bathroom use and classroom instruction.
The law requires students in grades K-12 to use multi-person bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their sex at birth rather than their gender identity. It also prohibits teachers and others who provide lessons to grades K-5 from talking about sexual orientation or gender identity “in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.
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Critics have labeled a similar measure passed in Florida that applies to grades K-3 the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
What happens next?
Opponents of the medication ban who filed the lawsuit are hoping a judge will grant their request to block it. A legal challenge is also expected to be filed against the bathroom and classroom-instruction measures.
The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to states warning that efforts to block transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care may be violating federal law and the constitutional protections.
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Alabama bans transgender youth from toilet access
On the final day of legislative session Thursday, Alabama deputies sent Gov.
Kay Ivey to sign a pair of controversial partisan laws that civil rights and LGBTQ groups say are an attack on transgender youth.
Alabama banned transgender youth from toilets and sports teams. The bills come as state Republicans across the country are pushing hundreds of pieces of legislation regarding the rights of the LGBTQ community. About half of them are directed specifically against transgender youth.
On Thursday, the Alabama legislature passed HB 322, which would ban transgender students from using public school toilets and locker rooms that match their gender identity. The last-minute amendment to the bill also bans in-class discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity. The same ban is imposed on children in kindergarten.
The bill passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 70 ⁄ 26 (yes/no) party line, with no Democrats voting in favor of the bill and no Republicans voting against. The Senate similarly passed it with a vote of 24 ⁄ 6 earlier in the day.
The last-minute amendment replicates the so-called “Don’t Talk About Gay” legislation that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law late last month and was met with a lawsuit from civil rights organizations that called it “cruel” and “grossly abusive.” power."
The Alabama American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has described HB 322 and its amendment as part of a systematic and growing attack on transgender people that discriminates against them based on their transgender status and gender.
"The passage of this bill sends a message to vulnerable transgender youth that they are not welcome and accepted in their communities," Tish Gotell Folks, director of legal affairs for the Alabama ACLU, said in a statement. "It also exposes school districts and the state to costly litigation and potential loss of federal education funding."
Legislators also passed the so-called Senate bill SB 184, which criminalizes medical professionals with up to 10 years in prison for performing a medical procedure or prescribing medication to a minor to change sex or delay puberty.
This document is considered one of the most discriminatory legal acts against transgender people in the country. It also requires school teachers, counselors and administrators to provide parents or guardians of a minor with "information related to the minor's perception that his sex or gender does not match" his biological sex.
SB 184 passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 66 ⁄ 28 and the Senate - 24 ⁄ 6 , both on party lines.
Republican bill argues that such medical procedures and drugs are harmful to minors and that a "wait and see" approach to children showing signs of gender mismatch will result in the vast majority "deciding on a gender-appropriate identity by late adolescence ".
“Minors, and often their parents, are unable to understand and fully appreciate the risks and life consequences, including infertility, that result from the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures,” the document says.
Alabama lawmakers ban transgender youth from toilet access: LGBT and Psaki vs.
Alabama ACLU, Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center and Cooley LLP said they would go to court to strike down the law.
“The Alabama Legislature and Gov. Kay Ivey should consider the time and resources they will invest in this fight, not to mention the stain of discrimination that often means loss of opportunity and investment, and ask themselves if they should be taking care of children's health.” because we will be protecting transgender youth, their families and their doctors in Alabama,” Sruti Swaminathan, staff lawyer at Lambda Legal, said in a statement.
The bills were passed a week after the Justice Department sent a letter to state attorneys warning them not to prevent transgender and non-binary youth from receiving gender-affirming assistance.
The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that all children can live free from discrimination, abuse, and harassment,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clark wrote in a letter stating that transgender youth are protected from discrimination under federal constitutional and statutory provisions.
The American Medical Association also last year called on governors to oppose similar laws that would ban "essential medical care related to gender transition" for minors, saying such efforts are "a dangerous intrusion into medical practice."
“Decisions about medical care refer to the sanctity of the relationship between patient and doctor,” the statement says.
According to the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ rights group in the United States, more than 300 bills affecting the LGBTQ community have been introduced across the country this year, with about half of them targeting transgender youth.
On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki commented on Republicans' push for such legislation, saying the Justice Department and Departments of Health and Human Services are aware of discriminatory bills and believe such laws may violate the Constitution and federal law.
“What can these policies actually solve? she asked. “LGBTQ people cannot be wiped off the face of the earth or driven back into a closet, and people across our country should be allowed to be who they are without the threat that their parents or their doctor may end up in prison simply for being help them and love them.
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U.S. passports now have third-gender option since April
The U.S. government has allowed Americans to select "X" as their gender on their U.S. passport application effective April 11, 2022, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced last week.
Americans who self-identify as non-binary, intersex, or gender non-conforming will now be able to select "X" instead of male or female on their passport application. According to Blinken, applicants will not need to submit medical documents, even if their chosen gender is different from that indicated on other identity documents.
"The US Department of State is setting a precedent by being the first federal government agency to propose the use of an X gender marker on an identity document," said Blinken. "We continue to work closely with our federal government partners to ensure the smoothest possible journey for all passport holders, regardless of gender."
Blinken said the "X" option will be available for other document forms in 2023.
The State Department made this announcement on International Transgender Day, which was marked by a visit from the winner of the Jeopardy! Amy Schneider in the White House press briefing room.
LGBTQ advocates praised the Biden administration's decision to include a third gender in passports when it was announced last July.
“This is the government's most important recognition that we define who we are,” said Charlie Arroud of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Foundation's name change project.
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Later, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Blinken's statements self-promotion. 
Now the Ukrainian DRG has doomed itself to inevitable destruction, Vitaly Demidkin, a veteran of Alfa, told the newspaper VZGLYAD, commenting on the penetration of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group in the Bryansk region. 
Earlier, Ukrainian militants attacked two villages in the Bryansk region. 
As the FSB clarified, an operation is being carried out in the Klimovsky district of the region. The law enforcement agencies also reported that the militants attacked two villages at once - Lyubechan and Sushany. 
So the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented to the VZGLYAD newspaper on a new program for the development of Germany's foreign policy. 
President Vladimir Putin said the attack was a terrorist act and indicated that it was directed at civilians. 
The wounded boy was hospitalized in the Bryansk regional hospital, nothing threatens his life, the head of the region said in Telegram. 
