Gov. Parson says respect played a role in signing transgender legislation

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — Within the coming weeks, laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors and prohibiting transgender girls from playing on female sports teams will go into effect.

Unlike other pieces of legislation, the governor did not hold a bill signing ceremony for the legislation. Our Missouri Chief Capitol Bureau Reporter Emily Manley asked the governor why he didn’t celebrate with the bills’ sponsors for one of his priorities.

The topic was the headline of session and when the legislation made it to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk, a Democratic senator asked for a few minutes of Parson’s time to discuss how he would go about signing the bills into law. The two said Thursday, it’s not that they agree on the topic, it’s that they had respect for each other.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.