Lower legislators in Montana, US, have passed two anti-trans bills, which will now advance to the state Senate. House Bill 112 and House Bill 113 were proposed earlier this month, with the aim of banning trans athletes in public schools from participating in sporting categories which align with their gender identity, and prohibiting gender-affirming health care for trans people under 21, with doctors risking a $50,000 fine for violating the regulations.
One of the main sponsors of the bills, state representative John Fuller, said he opposes the ‘prospect of minors receiving treatments for gender dysphoria that could have a lasting effect on their bodies and their lives’, and so disagrees with young trans people being administered puberty.