02/19/2025
📣 A Utah bill, HB 521, could threaten access to transgender related medical care on Medicaid, such as hormone replacement therapy, and gender affirming surgeries, is currently in the State House. Our legislators need to hear from us, instead of only the people they think they represent. This targets Medicaid coverage Hormone Replacement Therapy and gender affirming surgeries.
🏛Please look up your Congressperson at https://le.utah.gov/GIS/findDistrict.jsp
📨Text and email them to say you're their constituent, give your zip code, then ask them to vote NO on H.B. 521 Transgender Medical Procedures Amendments.
We already have a bill that is working on stripping trans and intersex related healthcare for incarcerated Utahns. Stand up for healthcare.
🗣Suggested talking points include that mental health providers and medical providers know what's best for patients. Healthcare for trans people has been demonstrated to have positive mental health outcomes and by denying access to these services trans and intersex people could be going without life saving support. While this does not directly target intersex people, it does target trans and gender diverse people, if someone intersex receives HRT or affirming surgeries that seem to differ from what their birth certificate or other medical supporting documents say, that can very well impact intersex people.
Bill text https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0521.html
Please share. Help speak up about these concerns. :trans: