From The Appeal:
Lawmakers introduced nearly 500 bills this year in an attempt to legislate gay and trans people out of existence, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. These bills seek to criminalize parents and doctors for providing trans youth with gender-affirming care. They prevent trans athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity. They even ban teachers from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity with students.
Some elected officials want to send people to prison for life for providing gender-affirming care. They want parents of transgender kids to be investigated for child abuse. The number of bills targeting people for their gender or sexual identities has skyrocketed in recent years: Consider the 491 bills attacking LGBTQ rights lawmakers introduced during this legislative session compared to just 42 in 2018.
Amid this country’s increasing criminalization of gay, trans, and gender non-conforming people, The Appeal chatted with Dr. Tatyana Moaton, the executive director of Black and Pink National, an organization dedicated to abolishing the criminal punishment system and liberating LGBTQIA2S+ people. Continue reading >>>
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