Doctors In This Red State Now Have To Give The Government Detailed Information About Their Trans Patients

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LGBTQ+ advocates say the law threatens the privacy of doctors and trans patients seeking gender-affirming care. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a bill into law Thursday that vastly expands the state’s power to gather information about transgender patients and their healthcare providers. Clinics that receive state funding will now be required to provide aggregated data about transgender patients and their doctors to the state, and the information will be made publicly available. Health care