Surgeries, hormone treatments now banned for young transgender people in Mississippi

With Republican legislators, activists and one of the most notable anti-transgender media personalities looking on, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law that bans gender-affirming care for people under the age of 18. Downstairs, a small group of transgender allies and activists gathered around a cellphone listening to what the state's leader had to say. Rob Hill, state director for Human Rights Campaign, has been tracking the bill since the session began at the start of the year. "My reaction to it initially was sadness because I know how this...