Georgia GOP Senate bills seek to deny gender-affirming care to minors

The sun sets behind the gold dome of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Some Republican state lawmakers want to ban medical treatment for young people experiencing gender dysphoria.

Two bills filed Thursday — Senate Bill 140, sponsored by Cordele Republican Sen. Carden Summers and others, and Senate Bill 141, sponsored by Gwinnett Republican Sen. Clint Dixon and others — are part of a larger trend seen in around a dozen states this year.  

The state Senate bills would prohibit gender-affirming medical care for young people experiencing gender dysphoria, a clinical condition where a person’s gender identity differs from their gender assigned at birth.