OAKLAND: Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, led 21 generals in their opposition to a state laws in Oklahoma that severely restricts trans youth’s access to crucial, life-saving gender-affirming attention today. In Poe v. Drummond, the plaintiffs are suing to stop Oklahoma’s Senate Bill ( SB ) 613, which limits the access to medical care for transgender minors seeking gender-affirming care. Plaintiffs appealed to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals after the district judge rejected their request for a preliminary injunction against SB 613. The partnership, led by Attorney General Bonta, filed an amicus brief now in support of the plaintiffs, arguing that Oklahoma’s ban on gender-affirming care violates equivalent protection and emphasizing the significance of such care for transgender youths ‘ health and wellbeing.
According to Attorney General Bonta,” Gender-affirming treatment is safe and widely recognized as an effective way to support the mental and physical health of transgender youth.” ” We are all united in our opposition to Oklahoma’s SB 613, which aims to undermine the health and wellbeing of transgender children.” My business is still dedicated to ensuring equal and complete health care for everyone despite the growing assault on LGBTQ+ rights across the country.
Gender distress, which affects many transgender teenagers, is caused by the discrepancy between the gender that was assigned to them at birth and their gender identity. Depression, stress, decreased social working, substance abuse, and a lower quality of life have all been linked to gender dysphoria. Suicide attempt are nine times more frequent among trans people than among the general population of the United States. These dangers are even greater for young trans people.
SB 613 in Oklahoma aims to restrict access to medical care for transgender youth, including hormone treatment and puberty blockers that address gender dysphoria.
The coalition backed the plaintiffs ‘ petition to prevent SB 613 from being enforced in their amicus brief now, claiming that the rules:
- By denying trans people access to medically important care that safeguards their physical, emotional, and mental health, they seriously harm their health and lives.
- by prohibiting health care for transgender children based on their gender identity, is biased and violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.
- fails to acknowledge how trans people have benefited from diverse laws and policies, like those in California.
- Because a total ban on clinically important healthcare is not significantly related to Oklahoma’s asserted interests, it does not meet heightened investigation.
Attorney General Bonta is dedicated to protecting LGBTQ+ youth’s rights and safety.
- Attorney General Bonta obtained a San Bernardino Superior Court decision in October mandating the necessary gender identity reporting scheme for the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education. According to the Court, these reporting policies could cause irreversible damage to transgender and gender nonconforming learners and good violate their right to equal protection under the California Constitution. A temporary restraining order ( TRO ) against the policy had already been obtained by Attorney General Bonta. The Attorney General’s lawsuit, which contested the enforcement of CVUSDs ‘ forced outing policy, resulted in the Superior Court making its decision. Attorney General Bonta launched a civil rights exploration into the propriety of the CVUSD’s implementation of coverage prior to bringing the lawsuit. Attorney General Bonta warned Superintendent Norman Enfield and the Board of Education in a letter sent to them in July before the investigation was launched that adopting the forced vacation scheme might violate students ‘ private rights and education opportunities.
- Following the Board ‘ decision to implement copy-cat required gender identity reporting laws targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming students, Attorney General Bonta has made comments in response to the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District, Rocklin Unified School district, Anderson Union High school area.
- In Doe v. Mukwonago Area School District, a Wisconsin school board’s plan prohibiting an 11-year-old trans student from using the female ‘ room based on her gender assigned at birth was challenged by Attorney General Bonta in October.
- Attorney General Bonta joined a multistate roman short in Doe v. Horne in October, challenging Arizona’s recently passed legislation that forbids transgender individuals from taking part in women and girls ‘ university athletic team. The lawsuit was filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Attorney General Bonta led a multistate partnership of 20 lawyers general in September to oppose an Indiana state laws that severely restricts trans youth’s access to crucial, life-saving gender-affirming treatment.
- Attorney General Bonta led a multistate partnership in filing an amicus brief in August in opposition to state laws in Tennessee and Kentucky that limit transgender students ‘ access to essential and life-saving care.
- Attorney General Bonta joined a partnership in June to support the Ludlow School Committee’s attempts to provide transgender children and all other students with an environment that is both secure and friendly.
- Attorney General Bonta joined another multistate partnership in May to defend a Colorado law that forbids gay and trans conversion therapy for children and youth. In May, he served as the leader of one of the coalitions that fought against the Florida law that limited access to gender-affirming care.
The attorneys standard of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia joined Attorney General Bonta.
Here is a copy of the roman brief.
