"Transgender kids are kids, and they do not deserve to be the targets of dehumanizing attacks that invalidate their identity”
This bill marks the second anti-trans bill enacted in 2022, and the 11th state to pass an anti-trans sports ban
Avaz Shikhmammadov-Hafizli victim of a so-called honor killing
Several activists bluntly categorized crisis as 'Biden's war'
Republican lawmaker's proposal sparked widespread outrage
"Anti-LGBTQ+ politicians have sought to lay the groundwork to turn Texans against their LGBTQ+ neighbors through an onslaught of legislation"
"Knowingly subjecting children to abuse, abandonment, and neglect by forcing them to come out to their parents is cruel, dangerous"
“Look, words matter. Laws matter. When [LGBTQ youth] feel targeted by the words and laws of course, it can increase anxiety, depression”
Gov. Ron DeSantis pushing both measures
Kristi Noem signed bill banning trans athletes from school sports teams
