Trump administration and social trends have led to major reversal in transgender debate

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On a cold day in Kansas earlier this year, Chloe Cole testified in front of the state Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare on Senate Bill 63, the “Help Not Harm Act.” It would prohibit healthcare providers from performing “gender-affirming” surgeries or prescribing puberty blockers and hormones for minors. She explained how she was given puberty blockers and testosterone at 13, had a double mastectomy at 15, and now she must wear bandages on her chest every day, among other complications.

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