Flower Nichols, an 11-year-old transgender girl, poses for a portrait in Chicago on June 13, 2023. Families around the U.S. are scrambling to navigate new laws that prohibit their transgender children from accessing gender-affirming care. At least 20 states are moving to ban or restrict such care for minors. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
CHICAGO (AP) — On an early morning in June, Flower Nichols and her mother set off on an expedition to Chicago from their home in Indianapolis.
The family was determined to make it feel like an adventure in the city, though that wasn’t the primary purpose of the trip.
