Thu Jun 29, 2023 – 6:06 pm EDT
PHOENIX (LifeSiteNews) – Arizona Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs issued two executive orders this week to mandate coverage of gender “transition” treatments under state employee health insurance while at the same time prohibiting taxpayer funds from going toward providers of counseling for unwanted same-sex attraction.
National Review reported that the first order also directs state agencies not to cooperate with civil or criminal authorities in states that prohibit “transition” procedures, and the second also directs state agencies to craft policies aimed at “protecting” underage LGBT Arizonans from counseling most commonly known as “conversion” or “reparative” therapy.
“Our LGBTQ+ community should never have to face hate and discrimination, and I will do everything in my power to fight for full equality,” Hobbs declared. “The state is leading by example on this issue, and we will continue working until Arizona is a place where every individual can participate equally in our economy and our workforce without fear of discrimination or exclusion.”
“Governor Katie Hobbs should have run for the Arizona Legislature again if she wanted to make law,” Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod responded. “Arizona lawmakers who represent Arizonans
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