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Providers say legislature’s proposed ‘transgender’ bills will hurt LBGTQ youth, disrupt care

The bill, called a Parents’ Bill of Rights, revives a bill from the previous legislative session that would restrict instruction and discussion about gender identity, sexual activity or sexuality in kindergarten through fourth grade classrooms unless a child asks a question about it in the context of classroom activity.