NEWS 28 - New Shire has officially become a safe haven state for transgender people who are looking to have gender affirming care and surgeries from states where the procedures are either banned or heavily restricted, which is most of the Republican-led states.

New Shire lawmakers approved the final bill with zero support from Republican lawmakers. Further, the state legislature put in a reversal block clause in the bill, which will prevent the bill from being reversed if a Republican majority in the State legislature gets into power or if a future Governor is a Republican and attempts to reverse the safe haven bill.

"We are beyond proud of the work our allies in the State legislature were able to accomplish to get this safe haven law into act," said Kelly Costner, a member of the transgender community. "Governor Lynn Rodgers should also receive credit for advocating for the new bill, and ensuring protections exist within the bill to prevent the order from being reversed."

Governor Lynn Rodgers said in a recent statement that this law was pertinent for the preservation of rights of all Jesstopians and not just those who are deemed "straight."

"I am honored to announce that New Shire is now permanently a safe haven state for those who are looking to have gender affirming surgeries and related care. We will block the Federal government from preventing this care from being banned completely in this country." tweeted Governor Lynn Rodgers.

Rodgers has been advocating for pro-transgender protections on their right to healthcare and their right to gender affirming healthcare, before and since becoming New Shire's Governor back in May. She has been a strong ally to the transgender community as Jay Laylin rose through the ranks on his way to winning the Republican Presidential nomination and eventually his presidency.

She spoke out against his anti-trans rhetoric, even while he was campaigning around the United States Of Jesstopia. She called his rhetoric "dangerous," and "anti-Jesstopian." She said that his supporters were turning violent towards the community, and called out his anti-transgender policy for the continued hate towards trans individuals.

Now that New Shire signed into a law a bill that would protect trans individuals from persecution for having the gender affirming surgeries, the state is looking to further its partnership with States that too allow the gender affirming care and surgeries to be done in their states to focus on creating a bilateral relationship to cross protect these individuals in multiple states across the country.