The Absurd GOP

[Rev. Rye]

For the record, only one US state explicitly enshrines the right for trans people to use the restroom of their choice: Massachussets. And, guess what? Sectiom 4(b) of this law actually closes the supposed loophole the right (at least in theory) fears bad people will take advantage of it. Of course, most states, at least the ones not marked with some degree of red seem to accept it to a degree:



As for gender-affirming care, which covers a lot more than just surgeries, here's another map. The ones in regular red ban it for minors (Bear in mind that, for the record, the youngest I've heard of anyone getting gender-identity-related bottom surgery WORLDWIDE is sixteen, and even that's slightly more common than hens' teeth, even among the small dataset that is trans kids). The ones in darker red, however, ban it for everyone (though they do grandfather in anyone who started before the law went into effect), and the pink ones are currently blocked from being enforced: