A new law banning gender-affirming care for minors in Louisiana took effect at the start of the year. Since the legislation was passed last summer, parents have been scrambling for help.

For the last two years, Koen has routinely self-administered weekly testosterone injections without a second thought.

During that time, the trans 17-year-old said his self-image and school and family life has drastically improved. His fear of needles, too, has faded.

“[Transitioning] made me look forward to things more because now I can start paying attention to the better version of myself,” said Koen, who asked to be identified by his first name because of fears for his safety. “It’s something I feel like I’ve needed for a while. I’m able to express myself more fluidly and feel comfortable doing that, which I think is a very big step for me right now.”

At the start of the year, though, a greater worry emerged.

A new law banning gender-affirming care for minors in Louisiana took effect on Jan. 1 prohibiting puberty blockers, hormone treatment, and gender-reaffirming surgery. Now, Koen isn’t sure he could continue his hormone treatment.

Louisiana is one of 22 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, disrupting health care needs for trans and nonbinary people.

  • thoughtorgan@lemmy.world
    215·
    10 months ago

    Should we start telling schizophrenics to listen to the voices in their head? I’m sure they’d feel a lot more comfortable in their skin.

    • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
      51·
      10 months ago

      LMAO, you think most people agree with you?

      Most people don’t actually care much either way because they don’t know any trans people. They just parrot things that sound good without putting any thought into it

      Let’s put in a little thought.

      Why would trans people have a dedicated dating app if no one was interested? It would just be one of the million other failed dating apps no one has ever heard of. Why do they have prominent categories on many porn sites? Why do they do so well on only fans?

      They’re less than 0.5% of the population… If they’re that overrepresented then clearly, there’s a demand

      But I think we’re getting into the source of this… Trans girls make your dick confused, and you’re not secure enough in your sexuality to confront what that means

      • thoughtorgan@lemmy.world
        15·
        10 months ago

        I’m bisexual. I’m not uncomfortable with sexuality, or dicks.

        I’m a man, I dated men for 8 years

        All of the cis straight men I’ve encountered in my life are very against the thought of having any relations with trans people.

        I hear some really hateful shit from a lot of people that I don’t care for, specifically about trans women who appear on their tinder feed or whatever

        By and large, cis people are looking for relations with other cis people.