The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) hosted a virtual rally to protest a bill in Alabama, which would make it a felony for healthcare professionals to provide young trans people with gender-affirming healthcare if made law.
The bill, introduced in February, would outlaw the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery to treat young trans people, and those who do not adhere to the regulations could face up to 10 years in prison.
During the rally, the Alabama state director of the HRC argued the bill “will have a devastating impact on transgender Alabamians”, endangering the “health and lives” of young trans people.