By mid-February, it was already clear that 2023 was going to be a brutal and unrelenting year in legislative assaults on trans lives — particularly on the lives of trans youth. Even with that foresight, every day has been newly upsetting as these attacks have only escalated. Each day we have seen new lows from politicians willing to demean, dehumanize and destabilize trans people: from Governors… Source Source / Read More: Trans Youth Held a Prom Outside the US Capitol. It Sparkled With Joy & Healing.
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In Response to MO’s Attack on Trans People, Kansas City May Become a Safe Haven
City officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are considering designating the city a sanctuary for transgender people seeking gender-affirming care in response to the state’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey, instituting some of the most extreme anti-trans policies in the country. In April, Bailey instituted an emergency rule that effectively banned access to gender-affirming health care for transgender… Source Source / Read More: In Response to MO’s Attack on Trans People, Kansas City May Become a Safe Haven
Trans People in FL May Soon Be Charged With Misdemeanor For Using the Bathroom
The Florida legislature passed a transgender bathroom ban on Wednesday that would criminalize trans people for using the restroom or changing room of their choice. This ban applies to all government-owned buildings, which may include airports, convention centers, parks, beaches, and stadiums, in addition to state and local government buildings, schools, colleges, and detention centers. Source Source / Read More: Trans People in FL May Soon Be Charged With Misdemeanor For Using the Bathroom
Trans Missourians Are Losing Access to Gender-Affirming Care Due to New AG Rules
Transgender and nonbinary Missourians are reporting that medical providers in the state have been refusing to provide gender-affirming care due to new rules imposed by state Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R), fearing legal repercussions if they do so. Journalist Erin Reed, who tracks legislation targeting LGBTQ people across the U.S., reported on trans people being forced to detransition in a… Source Source / Read More: Trans Missourians Are Losing Access to Gender-Affirming Care Due to New AG Rules
Over 400 Transphobic Bills Have Been Proposed Since the Start of 2023
More than 400 bills targeting trans people have been submitted in state legislatures across the U.S. since the start of 2023, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. Though dozens have been defeated or withdrawn, hundreds of the bills submitted so far this year — more than 360 of them — are still under consideration. The analysis from The Post, which is based on data collected by the… Source Source / Read More: Over 400 Transphobic Bills Have Been Proposed Since the Start of 2023
Washington Becomes Sixth State to Pass Shield Law Protecting Trans Residents
In response to far right lawmakers introducing a slew of anti-trans legislation over the past few months, a handful of states have moved to pass shield laws to protect medical providers and trans residents, as well as out-of-state visitors seeking gender-affirming care. On April 10, Washington became the sixth state to pass a law protecting access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care… Source Source / Read More: Washington Becomes Sixth State to Pass Shield Law Protecting Trans Residents
Democrats Reintroduce Federal Trans Bill of Rights Amid GOP Attacks
Congressional Democrats on Thursday reintroduced a bill to codify federal protections for transgender Americans, as a number of states have passed anti-trans legislation and the Republican-controlled U.S. House is advancing restrictions. The Transgender Bill of Rights, introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts ahead of the International Transgender… Source Source / Read More: Democrats Reintroduce Federal Trans Bill of Rights Amid GOP Attacks
19 Protesters Arrested as Kentucky Republicans Override Veto of Anti-Trans Bill
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have overridden a veto from Gov. Andy Beshear (D) to pass a bill targeting trans children that LGBTQ advocates have described as one of the worst pieces of anti-trans legislation in the country. Republicans, who have supermajorities in both houses of the Kentucky legislature, overrode the veto of Senate Bill 150 on Wednesday. The Senate passed the override by a… Source Source / Read More: 19 Protesters Arrested as Kentucky Republicans Override Veto of Anti-Trans Bill
Gender-Affirming Health Care Bans Also Impact Families and Medical Providers
Trans activists are warning that recent legislation banning gender-affirming care threatens an onslaught of devastating health complications and mental health struggles for transgender youth nationwide. Teenage access to vital gender-affirming health care has been restricted or banned in 10 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia… Source Source / Read More: Gender-Affirming Health Care Bans Also Impact Families and Medical Providers
Students at McGill University in Montreal Protest Anti-Trans Speaker
Students and student-run organizations at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, are protesting the institution’s decision to invite a noted anti-trans activist to speak on campus on Tuesday. Lawyer Robert Wintemute is giving a speech at the university entitled “The Sex vs. Gender (Identity) Debate In the United Kingdom and the Divorce of LGB from T.” Wintemute is a member of the United Kingdom… Source Source / Read More: Students at McGill University in Montreal Protest Anti-Trans Speaker
State Legislatures Are Now Targeting Health Care for Transgender Adults
Originally published by The 19th. Lawmakers in at least eight states used the last two months of 2022 to prefile anti-transgender bills ahead of state legislative sessions convening this month — setting up another year of statehouse battles over trans rights, while targeting health care for trans adults in new ways. Most states moving early on anti-trans bills focused on banning gender-affirming… Source Source / Read More: State Legislatures Are Now Targeting Health Care for Transgender Adults
Republicans in Midterm Races Are Embracing Anti-Trans Rhetoric Like Never Before
Originally published by The 19th Iowa’s governor said knowing “boys from girls” was as vital as knowing the difference between liberty and tyranny. The GOP candidate for attorney general in Nevada called for fewer transgender people to exist, using and then later doubling down on a slur. And the Republican nominee for governor in Illinois used a debate question on abortion access to spread a conspiracy theory about the current governor’s family and portray gender-affirming care for trans youth as “experimental gender surgeries.” Republicans in 2022 midterm races are embracing more anti-transgender rhetoric than in any year that LGBTQ+ experts…