Jamie Reed

Not long after, a few of the parents who Azeen interviewed for the story, including the mom outside the courthouse, spoke to a trans rights news site about how they felt Jamie had been given too much of a platform by the Times. The headline of that piece was, You Betrayed Us, Azeen. Back in Missouri, the judge issued his order.

Not long after, a few of the parents who Azeen interviewed for the story, including the mom outside the courthouse, spoke to a trans rights news site about how they felt Jamie had been given too much of a platform by the Times. The headline of that piece was, You Betrayed Us, Azeen. Back in Missouri, the judge issued his order.

He allowed the ban to go into effect, while the challenge to it continued to play out in court. In 2020, there were no bans on youth gender medicine in the U.S. In 2021, Arkansas had become the first state to pass a ban. In 2022, Alabama and Arizona followed.

He allowed the ban to go into effect, while the challenge to it continued to play out in court. In 2020, there were no bans on youth gender medicine in the U.S. In 2021, Arkansas had become the first state to pass a ban. In 2022, Alabama and Arizona followed.

In 2023, Utah, Mississippi, Iowa, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, South Dakota, North Carolina, Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, Montana, Louisiana, and Idaho, they all passed bans, bringing the total number of states to have passed bans on youth gender medicine to 21.

In 2023, Utah, Mississippi, Iowa, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, South Dakota, North Carolina, Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, Montana, Louisiana, and Idaho, they all passed bans, bringing the total number of states to have passed bans on youth gender medicine to 21.

Like Missouri, many of those bans were challenged, and as they were making their way through the courts, many of those bill's sponsors spoke publicly about their belief that letting children medically transition was just wrong. Some called it child abuse. But in making their cases, they leaned on the same argument that Jamie said had convinced her to support these bans. The lack of evidence.

Like Missouri, many of those bans were challenged, and as they were making their way through the courts, many of those bill's sponsors spoke publicly about their belief that letting children medically transition was just wrong. Some called it child abuse. But in making their cases, they leaned on the same argument that Jamie said had convinced her to support these bans. The lack of evidence.

At the same time, advocates and providers in the US argued just the opposite, that the evidence was strong, saying every major medical group agreed on the necessity of this care. Each side claimed to be acting based on the science and accused the other side of being ideological.

At the same time, advocates and providers in the US argued just the opposite, that the evidence was strong, saying every major medical group agreed on the necessity of this care. Each side claimed to be acting based on the science and accused the other side of being ideological.

Then came a highly anticipated report out of the UK that cast both sides as ideological.

Then came a highly anticipated report out of the UK that cast both sides as ideological.

And claimed to answer the question of the evidence once and for all. Next time, in part five, the cast review.

And claimed to answer the question of the evidence once and for all. Next time, in part five, the cast review.