Bi Sasquatch<p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@ErinInTheMorn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ErinInTheMorn</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article: "Washington State made history on Wednesday when it became the first state in the country to pass legislation increasing access to hormone therapy.</p><p>"HB 1971 declares that health care plans who cover hormone treatments “must provide reimbursement for a 12-month refill of covered prescription hormone therapy obtained at one time by the enrollee,” unless a doctor prescribes otherwise or the hormone in question is a controlled substance. (Testosterone, for example, will be exempt from the policy.)</p><p>"The bill received bipartisan support in the State Senate, passing 40-9, including six Republicans. All nine votes against the bill were from the GOP.</p><p>"Senator Keith Wagoner was one such Republican who voted in favor of HB 1971. He said he he was supporting the policy in spite of “fringes” online which had “inflamed” public debate by focusing squarely on the HRT’s association with trans-affirming care.</p><p>“That is such a small part of what this bill does,” Wagoner told the Senate. He said he was speaking out in part because his own daughter relies on hormone therapy. As a survivor of brain cancer, which impacted her pituitary gland, she will likely be taking hormones for the rest of her life. The current timeframe for receiving hormones, which may limit people to a six-month, three-month or one-month supply, is a constant stressor for his family, he said.</p><p>“The bill will alleviate a lot of suffering,” Wagoner concluded."</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HRT</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenderAffirmingCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderAffirmingCare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WashingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonState</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/washington-state-passes-bill-to-cover" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">erininthemorning.com/p/washing</span><span class="invisible">ton-state-passes-bill-to-cover</span></a></p>