Tensions flare in Nebraska Legislature over transgender healthcare bill.

Debate on a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors grew contentious, with supporters and opponents angrily voicing their frustration and admonishing each other for a lack of collegiality. The bill would outlaw gender-affirming therapies such as hormone treatments, puberty blockers, and gender reassignment surgery for those 18 and younger. The proposal had already caused tumult in the legislative session, cited as the genesis of a nearly three-week filibuster carried out by Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh over her opposition.