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Last week, the Missouri State Senate passed legislation to prevent medical professionals from providing gender-affirming care to minors — but what is "gender-affirming care" and how will its absence affect trans youth?

It’s already illegal for health care providers to practice so-called conversion therapy in parts of Jackson County, but the failed ordinance would have outlawed use of the discredited practice on minors across the county and made it easier to report abuse.

The emergency regulations will require healthcare providers to tell patients about what Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey claims are health risks of gender affirming care — even though the treatments have been endorsed by dozens of leading U.S. medical groups. The rules will also prohibit providers from administering care to children with untreated mental health problems.

The Missouri Attorney General’s office and state health offices are investigating allegations of misconduct at the Washington University Transgender Center. Former patients say that treatments were only undertaken after long consultations with doctors and mental health professionals.

Republican lawmakers in Missouri, Tennessee and other states are advancing bills that would restrict drag show performances. The proposals threaten the LGBTQ community as well as businesses, critics say.

As lawmakers met to debate House rules, one proposed requiring women to wear jackets. They ultimately passed a modified amendment (permitting cardigans), but not without vocal pushback from Democrats.

The Missouri General Assembly is already fielding legislation on college students and campus life.

In celebration of Pride Month, Up To Date highlighted three local LGBTQ business owners to learn more about their companies.

The judge ruled that the student failed to prove an essential element of his case.

Missouri and Kansas are two of the 15 states that have enacted or are currently considering laws that would restrict medical treatments to more than 58,000 transgender youth.

Women working full-time in Missouri earn about $10,000 less per year than men, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Women are more likely to work in lower-paying industries and are often forced to leave their jobs due to lack of affordable child care.

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