Mississippi governor vows to sign limit on transgender care

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG
Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is confirming he plans to sign a bill to ban gender-affirming care for anyone younger than 18.

House Bill 1125 received final approval in the Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate on Tuesday.

Nationally, conservatives are pushing dozens of proposals to restrict transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows.

The Mississippi vote came days after transgender teenagers and others protested against the bill.

In Arkansas on Tuesday, the state Senate approved legislation that seeks to effectively reinstate that state’s ban on gender affirming care for minors by making it easier to sue providers of such medical care.