Anti-trans bills gain momentum, targeting both minors and adults.

Legislators in several US states have introduced bills that would restrict gender-affirming care for trans people over the age of 18, including hormone treatments and surgery. Some proponents of the bills argue that gender-affirming care is "bad medicine" and "consumer fraud," while advocates say the measures are part of a long-term plan to eliminate access to care for trans people of all ages. Bills that ban health care for trans youth also often prohibit public funds from being used for gender-affirming care, which legal experts say could function as a de facto ban for adults as well.