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Does Katie Hobbs support gender affirming surgery for minors?

By Austin Tannenbaum
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Katie Hobbs has publicly demonstrated support for transgender minors seeking surgery to physically affirm their gender.

In March, Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law that banned Arizonans from receiving gender reassignment surgery before the age of 18.

In response, Hobbs published the following statement on her website:

"My heart goes out to the entire LGBTQ+ community, especially our youth, who are being targeted and discriminated against by their own government, and being denied their freedom of identity. This week, Governor Ducey and the Republican legislature took an ax to civil rights in Arizona. They’ve stripped women of the freedom to choose, imposed new barriers to voting, and now they’re denying trans Arizonans the freedom to be their authentic selves."

Hobbs' husband is listed as a provider for the Phoenix Children's Hospital's Gender Support Program.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
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Arizona Legislature Re: Senate Bill 1138 irreversible gender reassignment surgery
Katie Hobbs for Governor Katie Hobbs Stands with Trans Community Amid Hateful Laws Signed by Governor Ducey
Phoenix Children's Hospital Gender Support Program
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