The Identity Crisis report examines how law in New Mexico goes directly against public opinion. The overwhelming majority of New Mexicans believe in safeguarding parental rights from ideologues who seek to “transition” minors behind their parents’ backs and in protecting minors from irreversible elective medicalization in the name of “gender transition.” And yet, flying in the face of public opinion, HB 7, the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Healthcare Act, passed in 2023, mandates that public bodies—including schools—protect access to gender transition, including social, hormonal, and surgical transition. Currently, eight school districts have implemented dangerous polices that could harm children and leave parents in the dark:
- Albuquerque
- Gadsden Independent
- Gallup-McKinley
- Las Cruces
- Los Alamos
- Moriarty-Edgewood
- Rio Rancho
- Santa Fe
Worse, the public has very little awareness that the law is even in place, with only 15% of New Mexicans saying they are very familiar with the law and 54% having never heard of it.
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New Mexicans deserve better. This report offers a way forward for New Mexico to protect its most vulnerable residents and reflect the beliefs of its voters.