(LifeSiteNews) — On July 16, Governor Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico signed a bill banning “sex changes” for children. 

The LGBT outlet The Advocate called Senate Bill 350 “one of the harshest gender-affirming care laws yet.” The law bans the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and transgender surgeries for anyone under 21, and penalizes doctors and other medical professionals breaking the law with a $50,000 fine, fifteen years in prison, and the permanent loss of licenses and permits. SB 350 also prohibits public funds from being used for transgender “treatments.” 

“Minors, having not yet reached the necessary emotional, cognitive, and physical maturity, are particularly vulnerable to making decisions that can have irreversible consequences,” SB 350 states. “Therefore, it is the State’s duty to ensure their comprehensive well-being.” 

LGBT activists had launched a full-scale attack on the bill, calling on the governor to veto it. González-Colón declined to do so. The LGBTQ+ Federation of Puerto Rico, which represents over 100 organizations, stated that they will continue the fight. “Let there be no doubt: We will go to court to challenge the constitutionality of the governor’s cruel and inhumane signing of a law that criminalizes health professionals for caring for trans minors,” said Justin Jesús Santiago, the group’s director.  

Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of the LGBT activist group GLAAD, concurred. “Everyone deserves to live free from discrimination and with access to essential health care supported by every major medical association,” she said. “Banning this care and stripping the rights of parents to make the best medical decisions for their families creates unbearable burdens for the most marginalized in Puerto Rico.” 

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It seems unlikely that a court challenge will succeed. About two dozen U.S. states have similar bans on the books, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month in Skrmetti that Tennessee’s ban on transgender “treatments” for minors could be enacted, affirming the right of other states and territories to do the same.  

Indeed, lawmakers even ignored requests from LGBT activists for amendments to the bill, including one to permit minors already using puberty blockers and beginning “transition” to continue these “treatments.”  

LGBT activists prevailed upon the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Association of Psychology, the College of Social Work Professionals, the Puerto Rican Association of Professional Counseling, and the Bar Association, among other groups, to oppose the bill and get it vetoed. Their failure indicates just how far the Overton window has shifted on the transgender agenda over the past several years. The truth is now too obvious to be subverted by institutional opposition.  

While it is foolish to underestimate the power of the LGBT movement—which wields billions of dollars in collective capital and has thoroughly infiltrated most institutions—it does appear that they are losing the battle over sex changes for minors, and more. As I noted earlier, a United Nations draft report set to be published by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for a ban on such procedures, stating: 

Allowing children access to such procedures not only violates their right to safety, security and freedom from violence, but also disregards their human right to the highest standards of health and goes against their best interests. Children are also not able to provide informed consent for such procedures. In situations in which such procedures have been found to have caused grave and lifelong harm, consent would be meaningless for both adults and children. 

The transgender movement was never the “new civil rights movement.” Once it became clear that they had not won public support for their agenda but were imposing it through raw power, they became a paper tiger. Politicians are acting accordingly. Governor Jenniffer González-Colón is just the latest example.