Utah has become the first state in 2023 to ban most youth from receiving transgender surgery and puberty blockers. The legislation, SB16, passed the state Senate on Friday with a vote of 20–8; two Republican state senators joined with the chamber’s six Democrats in voting against the bill. Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox had ten days…

Utah is the first U.S. state this year to ban most minors from receiving body-altering transgender surgeries or puberty blockers. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation on Jan. 28, after the measure, SB16, received final approval by the state Senate a day earlier on a 20–8 vote; two Republican state senators joined with the chamber’s…

Utah lawmakers voted on Friday to ban most youth from receiving transgender surgery and puberty blockers. The bill, SB16, passed the state Senate with a vote of 20–8; two Republican state senators joined with the chamber’s six Democrats in voting against the bill. Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has ten days to decide whether to…