On May 8, Alabama became the first state in the country to ban the use of puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender people under the age of 19. The law is part of a spate of anti-trans legislation that has been sweeping the country in recent years, characterizing trans children as victims of liberal brainwashing and “medical experimentation,” subjecting the families of trans kids to CPS investigation, and barring trans and gender nonconforming teens from playing on the sports teams of their choice. Alabama’s so-called Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act was promptly challenged in court and partially blocked by a federal judge a week later.