Minnesota House Queer Caucus Statement on Executive Order Protecting the Rights of Minnesota's LGBTQIA2S+ Community to Access Gender-Affirming Health Care

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Today, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan held a signing ceremony for Executive Order 23-03, protecting the rights of Minnesota’s LGBTQIA2S+ community to seek and receive gender-affirming health care. Members of the Minnesota House Queer Caucus issued the following statement: “We applaud Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan for prioritizing the health and safety of our trans and queer community in Minnesota. Currently, our community is under attack nationally by anti-transgender and anti-LGBTQIA2S+ legislation by extremist Republicans. The transphobic narrative plaguing right-wing...