Biden DOJ Warns Red States Not To Restrict 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Trans Kids

The Biden administration's Justice Department warned states across the country on Thursday that any legislative attempt to limit access to sex-change therapies or operations for children could violate federal law.

The letter to state attorneys general from Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, states that any effort to restrict procedures available to "Transgender youth" amounts to "Unlawful discrimination based on their gender identity, including when seeking gender-affirming care."

Clarke's letter suggests that any state action that limits the availability of so-called gender-affirming care violates the Constitution and federal laws like the Affordable Care Act, which contains medical non-discrimination provisions.

The letter is part of a broader Biden administration push on the "Transgender Day of Visibility," during which the administration made several announcements aimed at the transgender community, such as that U.S. passports will now include a nonbinary gender option.

President Joe Biden in a Thursday speech urged "Parents of transgender children" to affirm their child's chosen gender.

"To parents of transgender children, affirming your child's identity is one of the most powerful things you can do to keep them safe and healthy," Biden said in taped remarks, adding that the administration will stand against "Hateful" legislation on transgender issues.

"We're committed to advancing transgender equality in the classroom, on the playing field, at work, in our military, and our housing and health care systems."

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