Trans youth care ban moves forward in Idaho legislature

Gender-affirming care for transgender youth care is being targeted in Idaho, as well as several other states including Texas.

Idaho has become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Lawmakers in the state voted in favor of bill HB 675, which makes it a felony to provide such care.

Anyone who provides or knowingly gives permission for a child or teen to receive hormone therapy or physical alterations to affirm their gender identity would be punished under this law and could face life in prison.

Gender affirmation is when transgender people make changes to their lives in accordance with their gender identity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That can be done through a change of clothing, hairstyles, mannerisms, names and pronouns.