Senate Health and Human Services Committee on 2/8/2023

Bills

Committee Members

Sen. Melissa Wiklund

Senate, 51, DFL, sen.melissa.wiklund@senate.mn, 651-297-8061

(Heard as: Wicklund )

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Sen. Alice Mann

Senate, 50, DFL, sen.alice.mann@senate.mn, 651-296-6238

(Heard as: Mann mann )

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Sen. Paul Utke

Senate, 5, R, sen.paul.utke@senate.mn, 651-296-9651

(Heard as: Utkey )

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Sen. Jim Abeler

Senate, 35, R, sen.jim.abeler@senate.mn, 651-296-3733

(Heard as: Abeler )

00:57:51,340
00:59:04,360
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Sen. Liz Boldon

Senate, 25, DFL, sen.liz.boldon@senate.mn, 651-296-3903

(Heard as: Bolden don )

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Sen. John Hoffman

Senate, 34, DFL, sen.john.hoffman@senate.mn, 651-296-4154

(Heard as: Hoffman hoffman )

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Sen. Robert Kupec

Senate, 4, DFL, sen.robert.kupec@senate.mn, 651-296-3205

Sen. Bill Lieske

Senate, 58, R, sen.bill.lieske@senate.mn, 651-296-5019

(Heard as: Liskie )

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Sen. Kelly Morrison

Senate, 45, DFL, sen.kelly.morrison@senate.mn, 651-296-9261

(Heard as: Morrison )

01:10:51,820
01:38:26,020

Noteworthy Content:

00:03:32,040 - into believing their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression has been changed.

00:12:53,980 - And there is nothing dignified or factual about treating someone's sexual orientation or gender identity as disordered.

00:13:08,180 - So it is our belief at the administration that we should take a stand on gender justice, on health justice.

00:22:36,640 - Senate File 23's unconstitutional discrimination based on content and viewpoint permits speech that helps a person change his or her gender identity or embrace same-sex attractions,

00:22:48,200 - yet bans speech that helps a person address unwanted same-sex attractions or gender identity confusion.

00:30:29,380 - Research has shown that identity issues come from neglect.

00:30:36,700 - some sexual identity by John Finley.

00:35:27,020 - Our understanding of sexual orientation and gender identity has evolved for over 50 years

00:35:53,200 - to change sexual orientation or gender identity are unlikely to work and are associated with

00:36:12,260 - or gender identities that may evolve naturally over time,

00:36:25,980 - providers from talking with their clients about their sexual orientation or gender identity.

00:36:44,320 - understand the stress of being part of a marginalized and stigmatized group,

00:36:52,600 - seek social support and get accurate information about sexual orientation and gender identity.

00:39:40,580 - also states that 75 percent or more of gender dysphoric boys and girls accept their

00:40:59,700 - Sometimes that brilliance that beauty includes normative and healthy variations in human development

00:41:06,160 - I talk about our gay kids our queer kids our trans and gender diverse kids our kids who are still in the process of figuring themselves out.

00:41:13,760 - There are generations of gay kids queer kids gender diverse kids whose magic and light have been seen as faulty dangerous or revolting

00:44:03,100 - I am gay and being gay trans non-binary in fact every other identity within our big

00:58:59,320 - sexual orientation sexual identity gender expression is

01:05:39,790 - homosexuality as a mental disease disorder or illness or you know like I said earlier guaranteeing that someone's sexual orientation or gender identity

01:12:32,520 - Clean that those references up that seeks to change an individual sexual orientation or gender identity including efforts to change

01:12:39,280 - behaviors or gender expression or to eliminate or reduce

01:12:47,880 - Conversion therapy does not include counseling that provides assistance to an individual undergoing gender transition or counseling that provides acceptance support and

01:12:56,020 - understanding of an individual or facilitates an individuals coping social support and identity exploration or development

01:13:08,760 - Unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices as long as the counseling does not seek to change an individual sexual orientation or gender identity

01:13:26,040 - issues and questions of a wide variety including issues around gender identity sexual orientation

01:13:42,140 - Their sexual orientation and their sexual identity that is an impossibility a and B.

01:22:11,680 - but also we can see that this has an equity impact.

01:39:09,960 - This is really an issue of environmental justice and health equity because lead exposure varies in different populations,

01:39:14,980 - particularly by race, ethnicity and social economic status,