Ikhasi le-Elliot, elisanda kwenzeka muva nje e-Ellen Page, ligxekile ukwenqatshelwa kokwelashwa kwama-hormonal ngenxa yezingane ze-transgender. Umlingisi ukhulume ngemuva kokuthi waziwa ukuthi e-Alabama, bafuna ukwethula umthetho omusha, ophakamisa ukuqalisa amacala obugebengu abhekene nodokotela abancoma abasebasha abancane - ama-transgender arverations noma indawo yokucisha phansi.
"Isiphakamiso sokuba senzela izingane ze-transgender zibulale, kufanele silwe nalo mthetho osalungiswa. Ukusuka lapho sizovimba lolu hlelo, impilo ye-trans-izingane izoncika. Tshela abaphathi be-Alabama ukuthi lezi zingane zidinga ukuvikeleka, "ikhasi labhala ku-Twitter.
Lo Mthethosivivinywa uphakamise ukuthi i-Republican Schi Shecnutt. Uyaqiniseka ukuthi uJuvenile "asanele engqondo ukuthatha izixazululo ezibalulekile kuleli zinga."
Umlingisi we-transgender uLaverna Cox futhi waphikisana nalomthethosivivinywa, wakubiza ngokuthi "kunesihluku ngokuphelele".
Khumbula ikhasi le-Ellen elimemezele nge-transgender ngoDisemba nyakenye. Umlingisi ushintshe igama elithi e-Elliot ekuxhumaneni nomphakathi kwalo futhi wacela ukusetshenziswa kwesabizwana esithi "yena / bona."