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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) — A Florida state legislator claimed that Republicans are “erasing our trans babies” by seeking to restrict harmful transgender drugs and surgeries.
Democratic Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani made the comments on March 13 at a rally held by pro-LGBT activists while a Florida Senate committee debated Senate Bill 254. The legislation would prohibit gender-confused minors from receiving puberty blockers and surgeries that would permanently sever their reproductive capabilities and remove other healthy organs.
The legislation would also protect kids in custody disputes from having genital and chemical mutilation forced on them by one parent.
“When you strip away access to gender-affirming care, you are erasing trans people. You are erasing our trans babies!” – Rep. Eskamani pic.twitter.com/Ej3FsAuNN7
— Matt Lamb (@MattLamb22) March 20, 2023
“When you strip away access to gender-affirming care, you are erasing trans people. You are erasing our trans babies!” Eskamani said during the rally. She also claimed Governor Ron DeSantis “wants to commit genocide on trans people” before defending drag shows.
“When you demonize drag, you are demonizing queer culture,” the leftist Democrat
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