While Ohio’s Governor Mike DeWine was initially heralded for his veto of a bill banning gender affirming care for children under 18, he followed his veto with an executive order that would in effect ban care for trans youth and adults.Composite: Zuma Press via Alamy, SOPA Images/Lightrocket via Getty Images
In June, 2022, Nick Zingarelli and his family packed their bags and left St Louis.
His daughter had shared with them she was transgender just two years earlier, and Missouri lawmakers were in the midst of passing a raft of anti-trans bills, including a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
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