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17 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
This week anti-trans bills moved forward in:
▪️ Alabama
▪️ Arkansas
▪️ Arizona
▪️ Florida
▪️ North Dakota
▪️ Texas

This is an assault on our bodies and our lives.
Some of these bills aim to ban trans youth from sports teams — particularly transgender women and girls — in spite of coaches, NCAA athletes, women’s rights groups, and professional athletes all saying trans girls belong in sports.
aclu.org/news/lgbt-righ…
Some of these bills ban medical care for trans youth or ban medically accurate info from schools — in spite of support from doctors and medical associations for trans youth.
aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rig…
There are also bills that would allow people to turn away transgender people from medical care, businesses, and more.
aclu.org/news/religious…
We must not allow these attacks to go unchallenged.

We must not allow trans youth to be attacked.

We must speak up and take action NOW.

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