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"I don't know what a group of people in Pierre who decide to make life miserable and more dangerous for people are thinking, but it's not going to happen in Minnesota," Walz said to applause from a room full of LGBTQ activists and their supporters. Kristi Noem signed a ban on gender affirming care for minors last month.
Walz singled out neighboring South Dakota, where Gov. According to the Human Rights Campaign, more than 150 bills targeting trans rights have been introduced in other states. "Protecting and supporting access to gender affirming health care is essential to being a welcoming and supportive state."Īdvocates for LGBTQ rights say Republican-led states across the country are trying to erase the legal existence of people who are trans and to restrict the expression of those who are nonbinary, gender-fluid or who perform in drag. "We want every Minnesotan to grow up feeling safe, valued, protected, celebrated, and free to exist as their authentic versions of themselves," Walz said. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to receive gender affirming health care, as he slammed the tide of other states rolling back transgender rights. Watch Video: Trans kids seek safety and freedom on Transgender Day of Visibility
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