LGBTQ+ advocates blast law blocking doctors from gender questions

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 675

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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LGBTQ+ advocacy groups are criticizing a new law prohibiting doctors from asking minor patients questions about gender, saying it could be disastrous for transgender children.

Republican lawmakers passed House Bill 1665, with no support from Democrats, in March despite complaints that it is an “unnecessary” attack on the LGBTQ+ community.

A report by the Tennessee Equality Project and Human Rights Campaign calls the law “medical censorship” that could cause “costly litigation.”

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