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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey waves as she arrives to deliver her State of the State address at the State Capitol Building in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 11, 2022. Two families with transgender teens and two physicians have sued the state of Alabama to block a law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity. The suit was filed Monday, April 11, 2022 in federal court. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

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EXPLAINER: What do new Alabama laws say on transgender kids?
By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press
Tue,04/12/22-12:12AM , 398 Reads
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has become the first state to criminalize the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under age 19.
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey waves as she arrives to deliver her State of the State address at the State Capitol Building in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 11, 2022. Ninth grader Harleigh Walker, 15, spent her spring break trying unsuccessfully to persuade members of the state House and Senate to reject legislation banning gender-affirming medications for transgender kids like her under 19. On Thursday, April 7, Alabama lawmakers passed the measure, and Gov. Ivey signed it into law on Friday. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

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Families, doctors contest Alabama transgender treatment ban
By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press
Mon,04/11/22-11:24AM , 507 Reads
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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Rep. Wes Allen speaks during debate on transgender bills during the legislative session in the house chamber at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday April 7, 2022. The Alabama House of Representatives began debate on a proposal that would make it a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, for a doctor to prescribe puberty blockers or hormones or perform surgery to aid in the gender transition of people under age 19. (Mickey Welsh /The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

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Trans youth medication ban passed by Alabama lawmakers
By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press
Thu,04/07/22-2:16PM , 254 Reads
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers approved sweeping legislation Thursday to outlaw gender-affirming medications for transgender youths, as well as a separate measure setting rules about school bathrooms and prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity — a bill critics have dubbed “Don't Say Gay."
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Kamala Harris marks 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary in Selma
By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press
Sun,03/06/22-12:28AM , 332 Reads
SELMA, Ala.
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