Lee also signed a bill, taking effect on July 1, that stops health care providers from prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to trans-identifying minors, or from performing gender-affirming surgeries on people under 18.

Source: https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/03/tennessee-bans-drag/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tennessee-bans-drag

Medications used to block puberty have not been approved by the FDA for the treatment of trans-identifying children and have never undergone rigorous, controlled trials.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2023/4/10/23672904/transgender-youth-bill-spencer-cox-utah

“Parents are rightly concerned about the injury risk to their daughters, to say nothing of the safeguarding issues when trans-identifying males decide to use the women’s changing rooms.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/uk-sports/2023/11/21/transgender-athletes-banned-from-playing-international-womens-cricket-by-icc/