With their new supermajority, North Carolina state Republicans filed several bills, but arguably the most notable ones surround contentious topics firmly in the national spotlight: transgender youth in sports and in doctor's offices.
State Republicans filed several bills on Wednesday, but arguably the most notable ones surround contentious topics firmly in the national spotlight: the rights of high school transgender student-athletes to play on the sports team of the gender in which they identify, and the rights of transgender youth to receive the healthcare they desire.
Perhaps the most impactful piece of legislation passed on Wednesday was the Youth Health Protection Act, which prevents transgender youth from receiving puberty blockers or certain surgeries such as a mastectomy or the removal of healthy or non-diseased body parts or tissue. On Wednesday, state Rep. Tricia Cotham announced she would be switching party affiliations from Democrat to Republican, handing the GOP a supermajority in both state legislature chambers. The action would be notable for its symbolism alone, but it is especially powerful given that it renders Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto useless if all members show up to vote, granting the state GOP immense power to enact the legislation it wants.
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