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April 7, 2021

Arkansas Becomes First State to Criminalize Gender-Affirming Treatment for Trans Youth
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Arkansas has become the first state to criminalize gender-affirming
treatment for transgender youth after state lawmakers voted Tuesday to
override Governor Asa Hutchinson's veto of the highly contested bill.
The ACLU is suing over the new law, which it says will have deadly
consequences.


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