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24 Feb, 11 tweets, 2 min read
We’re currently monitoring 334 bills in state legislatures nationwide. Of those, at least 121 target the LGBTQ community and 62 are anti-trans.

Here’s our latest weekly update. Help us fight back.
Lawmakers in 21 states (AL, AR, AZ, CT, GA, IA, IN, KY, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NH, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, and UT) are pushing forward similar attacks.

These dangerous bills would:
❌Ban youth from seeking gender-affirming medical care.
❌Ban trans kids from playing sports
In Mississippi, an anti-trans sports bill, SB2536, is active in the Senate and has been assigned to the University and Colleges committee.

This bill is moving through both chambers at the same time and has a March 2 deadline for committee votes.
In Arizona, a bill, SB1325, that would prohibit state officials from limiting “conversion therapy” -- despite all the harm and trauma it causes LGBTQ kids -- was set aside by a committee chair but could come back. act.hrc.org/page/76591/act…
Another bill in Arizona, HB2725, is an anti-trans bill that would ban non-binary gender markers on state documents.
In Utah, HB302, an anti-trans sports bill, passed the House on Monday.
Also in South Carolina, HB3477, an anti-trans sports bill was heard in a Judiciary subcommittee yesterday. act.hrc.org/page/76571/act…
Also in South Carolina, HB3477, an anti-trans sports bill was heard in a Judiciary subcommittee yesterday. act.hrc.org/page/76571/act…
Tennessee has two anti-trans sports bills. HB0003 will likely pass and SB228 just passed.
Instead of focusing on delivering relief for their constituents who are struggling through a pandemic, anti-equality legislators nationwide have decided to make harming trans kids their priority to score political points.

It’s cruel, and we all need to get involved to stop it.
Sign on to our grassroots team, and we’ll send you alerts, wherever you live, to start fighting back. act.hrc.org/page/75829/pet…

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