
Major medical and psychological associations endorse gender-affirming care and say transgender identities should be respected, while conservative groups claim that children are too easily allowed to transition. Sex is just a fact," said Montana state Senator Carl Glimm, who introduced SB 458. But now there is a discrepancy about, 'Is sex gender and can I change it?' But sex you can't change. "It seems 20 years ago nobody needed a definition of sex because everyone understood what it meant. Republican sponsors of the bills say they are not meant to discriminate against anyone, stressing that discrimination is already illegal. In Kansas, the Republican-dominated legislature overrode the veto of Democratic Governor Laura Kelly to enact its law. He could join fellow Republican governors in Tennessee and North Dakota, who signed similar laws this year.

Governor Greg Gianforte, who has already authorized a bill to ban gender-affirming treatments for transgender minors this year, has until Sunday to sign or veto the new legislation, Senate Bill 458, or return it to the legislature for amendments. May 19 (Reuters) - Montana could become the fourth state to pass a law defining sex as strictly "male" or "female" and unchangeable, raising concern among LGBTQ advocates who see such legislation as the next trend in Republican bills that limit transgender rights.
