Trans rights are still under attack in the United States. Please visit our website linked below to learn about your state and contact your reps. Today, there are 5 moved bills, 6 new anti-trans bills, and 3 GOOD bills! Here's a thread of today's updates 🧵 ⬇️
Today in healthcare bills: 1. Utah SB0016 had a Health and Human Services Committee Hearing at 4pm EST; 2. Utah HB132 was sent to the Rules Committee 3. Nebraska introduced LB574.
Healthcare bills go against professional and scientific consensus that gender affirming care saves lives. Denying access will cause harm. Providers are faced with criminal charges, parents are threatened with child abuse charges, and intersex children are typically exempted.
In birth certificate bills: 1. Tennessee introduced HB0239, a "sex designation act" defining sex as biological, assigned at birth, binary, and immutable.
Birth certificate bills try to make it harder for trans folks to have ID match their gender identity. They tend to force a male or female designation based upon sex assigned at birth. Some ban a non-binary “X” marker or require surgery to update a birth certificate.
It's a big day for schooling/parental rights bills: 1. Connecticut SB00468 was introduced & referred to the Joint Judiciary Committee. 2. Iowa SF83 was introduced & referred to the Senate Education Committee.
3. Indiana HB1407 was introduced & referred to the House Family, Children, and Human Affairs Committee. 4. Indiana HB1346 was introduced & referred to the House Education Committee 5. Missouri SB497 was introduced. 6. Utah SB0100 was introduced.
Schooling bills force schools to misgender or deadname students, ban instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, and make schools alert parents if they suspect a child is trans. They remove life-saving affirmation and support for trans youth. #ProtectTransKids
Today in sports bans: 1. Wyoming SF0133 was introduced. 2. Nebraska LB573 was introduced.
Most sports bills force schools to designate teams by sex assigned at birth. They are often one-sided and ban trans girls from playing on teams consistent with their gender identity. Some egregious bills even force invasive genital examinations on student athletes.
We have an update on Drag Ban Nebraska LB371 which prohibits an individual under 19/21 years of age from being present at a drag show. It was referred to the Legislature Judiciary Committee.
Drag bans restrict access for folks who are gender non-conforming in any way. They loosely define drag as any public performance with an “opposite gender expression”, as sexual in nature, and inappropriate for children. This also pushes trans individuals out of public spaces.
There's an update on North Dakota HB1205, which bans "explicit books," and defines books mentioning sexual orientation or gender identity as explicit. This bill had a hearing at 9:30 this morning and we're waiting on updates.
We have a positive update to report: A gender codifying bill North Dakota SB2199 has failed committee.
It's not too late to stop these and other hateful anti-trans bills from passing into law. You can go to transformationsproject.org to learn more and contact your representatives. #TransRights
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