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ADVOCATE TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR TRANS AND OTHER GENDER EXPANSIVE YOUTH AND PARENTS
Aloha e,
HB 2079 is essentially a gender-affirming care sanctuary bill: it would protect health care access for trans and other gender expansive youth as well as their parents/guardians. As anti-trans vitriol and legislation gains traction throughout the US continent, we need to be prepared to defend against outside states who might try to prosecute families and providers in our islands for accessing gender-affirming care.
This bill has been passed out of the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives, but it is losing steam in the Senate. It has two referrals, each to two committees (Senate Committee on
Health and Human Services + Commerce and Consumer Protection, then Judiciary + Ways & Means). We are asking our supporters to contact the Chairs of the first two committees so that we can get the bill moving towards success.
Please feel free to copy and paste the following message (and add edits/personal comments if you would like) and email it to Senator San Buenaventura (Chair of the Senate's Health and Human Services) & Senator Keohokalole (Chair of the Senate's Commerce and Consumer Protection).
Here are their email addresses:
sensanbuenaventura@capitol.hawaii.gov
senkeohokalole@capitol.hawaii.gov
Subject Line:
Requesting a Hearing for HB 2079 - RELATING TO HEALTH
Aloha Chair San Buenaventura, and Chair Keohokalole,
I am writing to you today to respectfully ask that you give HB 2079 a hearing.
HB 2079 seeks to allow telehealth prescriptions as part of gender-affirming health care services, which would greatly benefit lesser served communities in our islands. The bill also expands the protections for our residents and health care providers from out of state laws and court actions targeting transgender healthcare.
HB 2079 is needed to protect our beloved transgender community members, ‘ohana, and health care professionals that provide gender-affirming care. Our youth deserve nothing less.
Mahalo nui loa,
INSERT YOUR NAME & ZIP Code
After doing that, if you have time and want to do more - PLEASE call their office and ask that they give HB 2079 a hearing. If you get voicemail please leave a message stating your name and city/zip code.
Senator San Buenaventura - 808-586-6890
Senator Keohokalole - 808-587-7215
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