The article discusses the evolution of laws surrounding transgender healthcare, noting a shift since 2021 where 23 states have enacted bans on gender-affirming care for minors. Illinois, however, has protected access to such care. The piece highlights the criticisms from advocates against these bans, particularly focusing on a bill in Ohio that prohibits surgeries and hormone therapies for transgender youth. The author argues that gender dysphoria is recognized by various medical institutions, countering the notion that these treatments are abusive or not medically valid.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans who disagree with him have undergone treatment to resolve the awful mismatch between their bodies and their minds.
Gender dysphoria is not a curious left-wing fad but a well-known syndrome recognized by medical and mental health professionals, from the American Academy of Pediatrics to the Mayo Clinic.
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