St. Louis mayor enacts executive order to 'fight to protect our trans community'

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an executive order on Thursday promoting healthcare for transgender patients. Jones signed the executive order to show the city's "fight to protect our trans community," per a press release. The mayor acknowledged that the state capital was enacting "overwhelming attacks" on the same community she was trying to protect as a reference to the recently passed law that bans puberty blockers for minors. “In St. Louis, everyone deserves to thrive, regardless of their gender identity or expression,” Jones said in a statement. “I've heard...