Families in Indiana, Mississippi and other states are crossing state lines to seek gender-affirming care for their children, AP reports.
Attendance at monthly meetings spiked after the state legislature advanced bills targeting trans youth, she said.
At the time, the pair worried whether Chicago providers could meet their request for full-time support or as a backup if Indiana’s ban went on hold. They considered whether they could make the drive every three months, the necessary interval between Flower’s puberty blockers.Jennilyn recalled asking early on whether her daughter’s gender expression was permanent.
Now, Jennilyn said, her worries have shifted to Flower’s spelling skills and how she’ll navigate crushes. When Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the bill banning hormone therapy for anyone younger than 18, he accused “radical activists” of pushing a “sick and twisted ideology that seeks to convince our kids they’re in the wrong body.”
Walker’s memories of the anguished period when he started puberty at 12 still haunt him. “My body couldn’t handle what was happening to it,” he said. As Walker’s moving date approaches, Rives savors the moments the family shares together. She braces for the physical distance that will soon be between them. Her two younger sons will lose Ray’s brotherly presence in their daily lives.“We know that’s an incredibly privileged position to be in,” Rives said of her son moving to Virginia. “Most people in Mississippi cannot afford to just move to another state or even go to another state for care.
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