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Democratic staffer stood with legislative interns who supported transgender rights, then Utah Senate fired him

The staffer said he stood with interns to support one of their transgender colleagues during floor debate on a GOP-backed bill that banned gender-affirming health care for transgender minors.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Senate Chamber as the Senate gives final passage to a bill aiming to crack down on the ability of doctors to prescribe hormone therapy for minors who are transgender, at the Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Friday January 20, 2023.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Senate Chamber as the Senate gives final passage to a bill aiming to crack down on the ability of doctors to prescribe hormone therapy for minors who are transgender, at the Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Friday January 20, 2023.