LGBTQ+ advocates in Texas were outraged calling actions “disinformation, being spread about transgender people and their healthcare”
“Look, words matter. Laws matter. When [LGBTQ youth] feel targeted by the words and laws of course, it can increase anxiety, depression”
At 87%, South Dakota had the highest rate of LGBTQ+ residents reporting those mental health conditions, compared to 63% nationally
Derry Town Councilor, Joshua Bourdon, said he, his wife and children attended calling it a positive experience with no inappropriate behavior
She has actively supported QAnon conspiracies & promoted former President Donald Trump's lie that the election was stolen
Opposition to the legislation in Florida comes more from “people who don’t like the DeSantis agenda anyway”
The legislation was one of Arizona’s 15 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced so far this year, the most of any state
“Not since Anita Bryant have we seen such craven attempts by a leader to build political power by targeting and demonizing LGBTQ+ people”
"Despite the framing that this is about helping folks, it’s pretty obvious that this is about expanding the state’s surveillance apparatus"
"This attempt to ban Trans kids from playing sports will put all of our kids in boxes based on their gender, race & background"
