Chase Strangio
The state legislature overwhelmingly passed the bill, part of a nationwide effort by Republicans to target transgender youth.
LGBTQ groups have blasted House Bill 1057, which would make it a misdemeanor for physicians to offer gender confirmation surgery to patients under 16.
The proposed laws “would bring devastating harms" to the trans community, one ACLU lawyer said.
The "Orange is the New Black" star's Edie Parker purse drew attention to a discrimination lawsuit to be heard by the Supreme Court this fall.
