Colorado approves ban on gender-affirming surgery for minors 

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Colorado voters approved Proposition 135, a measure banning gender-affirming surgery for minors, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ. The proposed ban would bar physicians and others from providing these procedures to people under 18.

A ballot measure that would ban minors from receiving gender-affirming surgery is projected to pass in Colorado, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).  The initiative, known as Proposition 135, would block physicians or other individuals from performing surgery that supports an individual’s gender identity but is at odds with their biological sex designation. Gender-affirming surgery…