Gov. Brian Kemp is now weighing a bill that bans most types of gender-affirming care for transgender kids.
The measure cleared the legislature Tuesday and prohibits hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery for minors. Senate Bill 140 is one of many similar bills being passed by Republican-led legislatures around the country.
GOP sponsors say their aim is to protect children from irreversible treatments they may later regret. But for weeks, teens, parents and advocates have come to the Capitol to protest the bill, including 15-year-old Adam.
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