Utah trans teenager speaks out against state ban on gender affirmative care for minors
News and Music for Oklahoma On Air Now Playing KGOU-FM People gather in support of transgender youth during a rally at the Utah State Capitol. (Ric...
News and Music for Oklahoma On Air Now Playing KGOU-FM People gather in support of transgender youth during a rally at the Utah State Capitol. (Rick Bowmer/AP) Payton Butler, an 18-year-old high schooler in South Jordan, Utah, received hormones, surgery and other gender-affirming care throughout high school. He says it was essential to his mental and physical well-being. That care is now banned in Utah for minors under a new state law. Butler speaks with Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes about his gender identity journey and his thoughts on the new state law.