Aw Geez: Indiana Likely To Enact Anti-trans Laws On The One Hand, But Throwing Stars Will Be Legal, At

Aw geez: Indiana likely to enact anti-trans laws on the one hand, but throwing stars will be legal, at least in some places.  Whut?  From Indiana Public Broadcasting, IPB News:

On the anti-trans bill, Lauren Chapman reports:

“Gov. Eric Holcomb has until Wednesday, April 5 to sign, veto or let a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth become law without his signature. The governor says the issue is ‘clear as mud’ but he would take action by deadline.

Senate Bill 480 bans medicinal or surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Surgical gender-affirming care isn’t provided to minors in Indiana. But medicinal care is more common — prescribing puberty blockers or hormone therapies to help treat gender dysphoria.  The bill would forcibly de-transition transgender youth already receiving therapies by the end of the year.

Holcomb said he’s spoken with providers and others to get a grasp on the issue and he’s talked to the lawmakers behind the measure.  ‘I think their intent is to address the care for the child,’ Holcomb said.”

Saying that an issue is “clear as mud” to me sounds like the man from Utah who said he wished women could just make decisions for themselves instead of male legislators.

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Brandon Smith reports on throwing stars:

“Throwing stars are set to become legal this summer after lawmakers sent legislation to the governor eliminating their prohibition.

The weapons have been illegal in Indiana since the mid-1980s. And a bill this session, SB 77, was originally aimed at legalizing them only in certain entertainment venues – the ax-throwing businesses that have become popular wanted to offer throwing stars.  The measure was expanded to fully legalize throwing stars after, Rep. Dale DeVon (R-Granger) said, Indiana prosecutors and public defenders both got on board with the idea.

‘And put them in the same category as a pocketknife,’ DeVon said. ‘So, they will not be allowed in schools or anything like that.’”

via WBAA’s website.

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This map is the most up to date version as of 3-4-2023 and takes into account all recent movement on anti-trans legislation

This map is the most up to date version as of 3-4-2023 and takes into account all recent movement on anti-trans legislation

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