Trans kids on the Republican bills targeting them: 'I'm not a problem to society'

In states across the US, conservatives are pushing to ban gender-affirming healthcare and limit trans kids' access to sports teams. Children and their parents speak out

Arkansas lawmakers on Monday passed the most sweeping ban on transgender healthcare in the US, with legislation that restricts trans kids' access to gender-affirming care and punishes doctors who treat them.

It's one of dozens of states where Republicans are pushing legislation that seeks to restrict trans youths' access to sports teams that match their gender and outlaw gender-affirming healthcare. As the bills advance, trans kids are increasingly speaking out on the effects these efforts have on their lives, with some traveling to their state capitals to demand a voice in the debate.