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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | February 27, 2023 02:05 PM |
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| From: | Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Sen. Sharif Street |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | The Protection of Trans Kids and their Parents Act |
| Recent attacks by politicians on gender-diverse children and their caretakers have many families across the country living in fear. It’s time to make clear that Pennsylvania protects all children, including those in need of gender-affirming healthcare. Empirical evidence has well established that trans and non-binary gender identities are normal variations of human identity and expression. For gender diverse individuals, standards of care and accepted medically necessary services that affirm gender or treat gender dysphoria almost entirely consist of mental health counseling, non-medical social transition, and the use of temporary hormone blockers. Every major medical association in the United States recognizes the necessity of transition-related care as a treatment option for improving the physical and mental health of transgender people. Study after study has shown that due to heightened risks of suicide and self-harm, forgoing gender-affirming care can have tragic consequences. Soon, I will introduce a bill that will ensure that parents and other guardians cannot be investigated or punished for obtaining evidence-based, patient-appropriate care for their children. Please join me in standing with some of our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians, and cosponsor this legislation. |