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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin in St Louis, Missouri

‘Legislators don’t see me as human’: Missouri trans youth fight to survive anti-LGBTQ+ bills

A young woman sits in the grass
Chelsea Freels, one of the hundreds of transgender Missourians who have been targeted by anti-trans policies, outside her home in Richmond Heights. Photograph: Brian Munoz

Some parents have stockpiled medications in hidden locations. Some have stopped socializing with neighbors. Some have made plans to flee the state.

In Missouri, transgender youth and their families are grappling with an onslaught of attacks on their rights. Last year, Republican lawmakers outlawed critical healthcare treatments for trans youth and banned many trans athletes from school sports. Local school districts worked to censor LGBTQ+ books and prohibit trans children from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.

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