Erin Reed Profile picture
Oct 18 6 tweets 2 min read
And here it is…

A new NATIONAL bill by Republicans would ban “any exposure to transgenderism to children under the age of 10.”

This would fire all trans teachers,
Trans workers in hospitals that serve children, counselors, social workers.

It defines being trans as “sexual”.
This would bar gender affirming psychological care nationally to any trans youth under 10, in some readings it would make it illegal for schools to accept gender changes as that would be “exposing children to transgenderism”

This is horrifying.
This initial ban only applies to things with federal funding but that’s most everything these days.

The effects of this would be disastrous for transgender people in America.
Alejandra has an excellent legal analysis of how terrifying this bill is
Important to note that this bill applies to ALL LGBTQ+ people.

So gay people mentioning their spouses would be considered "exposure to sexual orientation"

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More from @ErinInTheMorn

Oct 19
Much misreporting on this bill.

It is NOT a "national don't say gay bill"

Dont say gay/trans was only applied to school instruction.

This goes beyond that:
- Focuses on EXPOSURE
- Bans ALL federally funded "exposure to transgenderism"
- Includes hospitals, unis, counselors
The reason people are misreporting and misunderstanding this bill is because at the top, the bill says that it bans "exposure to sexually oriented material"

"sexually oriented material" is defined down the bill as "exposure to transgenderism, sexual orientation, etc"
The bill uses a private right of action (bounties) here to say that if those under age 10 are exposed to sexually oriented material by any entity that receives federal funding (so, 98% of public life), the parent can sue: Image
Read 5 tweets
Oct 16
Stopped at a McDonald’s in a rural town and overheard locals talking about trans people.

I assumed it was transphobic.

But instead they were talking about how they were spreading bs conspiracy theories about furries and cat litter and how trans people just want equality.

Wow.
Like it was the kind of town where I took off my rainbow earrings when I walked in to minimize my queerness.

I’m consistently shocked at how much the conversation around us is EVERYWHERE.

But even more so… how things are changing.

For the better.
They were having this convo in front of their kids who were listening along and agreeing too.

That was such a cool experience.
Read 4 tweets
Oct 13
Y’all I can’t overstate how big a victory we just won in Ohio for trans people was.

We got a boardroom full of Republican school officials to vote AGAINST moms for Liberty anti trans policies.

The activists speeches objectively swayed things.

The anti-trans group was stunned.
This changes the entire battleground.

Virginia is now WAY on its own and this has a chance of hurting Youngkin.

This is a warning shot to Ohio not to propose or pass anti trans policies this year.
People like Rep Clock, who has proposed legislation to detransition all trans youth, now will see that his own bill is enormously unpopular and will result in major blowback.

It is an EXTEME position to want to hurt trans teens.
Read 6 tweets
Oct 12
Happening now... The waiting room is overflowing in Ohio as people pack the building in order to speak out against a policy that will force teachers to misgender Ohio trans students and ban them from bathrooms statewide. A full waiting room
I know the people fighting on the ground. People like @CamomileOgden who have devoted so much to ensuring this doesn't go through.

Give 'em hell.
Read 38 tweets
Oct 12
Horrifying. HB6454 has been introduced in the state of Michigan.

It defines getting gender affirming care for your trans teen as child abuse in the first degree.

It proposes lifetime imprisonment for parents of trans youth.

It mandates medical detransition for trans teens. (1) (2) A person is guilty ...
Full text of the bill can be found here:

legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021…
Note: Gender Transition Procedure includes puberty blockers and HRT in this law. (e) "Gender" mean...
Read 6 tweets
Oct 11
I praise Biden when he gets it right on trans people, but he got it really wrong here.

He has interpreted "gender" on all other regulations to be self-identified... Title IX, Passports, etc.

But he will enforce draft registration against trans women.

yahoo.com/news/transgend…
There is no law that defines gender/sex. Biden has been enormously great on allowing gender to be self-defined in almost all regs. This stands in contrast to Trump's definition, which included "obvious characteristics like facial hair" which was transphobic as hell (see pic). Transgender rights groups say that such discrimination will
As such, each administration defines and interprets gender for all of their laws as they see fit.

Why has Biden ignored this glaring gap in how he treats trans people with dignity?
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