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Monitoring anti-LGBTQ bills in US libraries.

Issues

Schools & Education

Status

YEAR 2023

Legendary Problems

Brave person starts future journey

State legislators are actively pursuing the restriction of LGBTQ rights.

Accurate ID

Legislation has been proposed that would impose restrictions on transgender individuals in terms of updating their gender details on official documents, including driver's licenses and birth certificates. The consequences of this could be dire for the community, potentially resulting in harassment, job loss, and other adverse outcomes. It is imperative for those who identify as nonbinary, transgender, or intersex to possess authentic identification that matches their genuine identity. This is particularly crucial for travel, finding work, and gaining access to public spaces without fear of maltreatment or danger.

Learn more: Transgender People and Identity Documents

Civil Rights

The bills in question aim to undermine and dilute existing laws that prevent discrimination against the LGBTQ community. They do so by granting employers, businesses, and hospitals the power to refuse fair treatment to these individuals, and in some cases, even bar them from their premises.

Learn more: Using Religion to Discriminate

Free Speech & Expression

In recent times, the LGBTQ community has been subjected to a great deal of oppression from politicians. These politicians are trying to impede the community's right to express themselves freely, despite the constitutional protections guaranteed by the First Amendment. They are also imposing stringent constraints on the availability of literature related to the LGBTQ community and exerting efforts to ban or censor events such as drag shows.

Learn more: The Dangers of Censorship

Healthcare

Legislation has recently been introduced that could severely limit the medical care available to transgender individuals. These bills aim to restrict access to essential services, including Medicaid, and could prevent healthcare providers from offering supportive treatment for trans youths. Furthermore, these bills could even impose legal consequences for providers who offer such care. Shockingly, these bills grant exemptions for identical treatments provided to cisgender minors, but force intersex youth to undergo them. In addition, some of these bills deny funding to medical facilities that offer gender-affirming care or prevent insurance coverage for the healthcare services that transgender individuals require.

Learn more: Gender Affirming Care

Public Accommodations

The bills for public accommodations aim to prevent transgender individuals from utilizing facilities such as public restrooms and changing rooms. It is imperative that every individual, irrespective of their gender identity or expression, has unrestricted availability to these areas. Being unable to use these facilities would hinder one's ability to completely engage in public activities, education, and employment.

Learn more: Anti-trans Bathroom Bills

Schools & Education

Our legislators are attempting to restrict the involvement of transgender students in school-related events, such as sports, and compel educators to disclose information about their pupils' gender identity. Additionally, they want to suppress all dialogues concerning LGBTQ people and their experiences. Rather than imposing limitations on resources, education, and opportunities, educational institutions should safeguard and encourage all students to grow and flourish.

Learn more: Know Your Rights: LGBTQ Students

Other Anti-LGBTQ Bills

Although not fitting neatly into any other classification, these bills specifically aim to restrict the rights of LGBTQ individuals. They encompass measures such as prohibiting marriage and preempting local nondiscrimination safeguards.

Learn more: LGBTQ Rights

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Empowering Black Trans Community

Black Trans Nation works towards influencing global policies with the aim of improving the lives of Black trans individuals who engage in sexual labor by choice, circumstance, or under coercion, as well as those who are profiled as such and the communities affected by the criminalization of sex work and sexual exchange. The organization is guided by three fundamental principles: to advocate for the decriminalization, decarceration, and destigmatization of these individuals and communities.