Health care groups and big political donors silent on trans youth bill
Trans-rights advocates, standing in the balcony of the Tennessee House of Representatives, protest two bills Thursday, Feb. 23. (Courtesy Tennessee Equality Project)
None of the health care-related organizations that contribute the most heavily to Tennessee politicians is publicly opposing legislation that bans transgender health care for youth despite support for that care from leading medical associations.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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