Kansas Republicans push to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors, label it abusive

Three years ago Cat Poland’s son nearly died.

The Kansas mother of three told lawmakers Thursday that her now 14-year-old child attempted suicide after coming out as transgender.

She also told them that gender affirming medication, testosterone, left him “happier and healthier” than she’s seen him in years. Starting hormone therapy, Poland told The Star, wasn’t a decision her family made lightly but instead one that came after extensive therapy and detailed conversations with doctors.