State lawmakers have introduced twice as many bills targeting
transgender rights since the start of the 2016 legislative session as in
all of 2015, according to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).
HRC has identified 44 anti-transgender bills, in 16 states, out of
more than 175 pieces of legislation that attempt to curtail lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender rights. Of those 44 bills, 23 are aimed at
transgender children, with most proposing to bar transgender students
from using girls’ or boys’ locker rooms and bathrooms or from
participating in men’s and women’s sports teams if not assigned that
gender at birth.
Other proposals would allow individuals and organizations to discriminate against transgender people for religious reasons.
“This deeply disturbing trend is a stark reminder of just how vicious
and deplorable opponents of equality are in their relentless attacks
against our community,” Chad Griffin, president of HRC, said in a statement.
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The fight for transgender rights has attracted unprecedented visibility.
A growing number of courts and federal agencies have recognized that
laws passed to protect women from gender bias also protect the rights of
transgender people.
Transgender rights targeted in twice as many bills this year versus 2015 – report | World news | The Guardian
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