With an unparalleled number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in the first few months of 2023, experts say “we are in a disturbing new era of attacks” — with the trans community being impacted the most. LGBTQ people under siege by bills across the U.S.:
LGBTQ people are under siege by a staggering number of bills across the U.S. with a deliberate aim, aSo far in 2023, 46 states have introduced more than 650 anti-LGBTQ bills, according to a report by theYoung people, particularly those who are transgender, are being targeted, MAP's research shows: More than 160 anti-LGBTQ school-specific bills were unveiled in state legislatures in just the first two months of the year.
The report has a blunt warning not to view 2023 as a time of progress, marred by setbacks."In reality, this is a war against LGBTQ people in America and their very right and ability to openly exist," the report says.The legislative escalation has been unparalleled in the past two years, advocates say.nearly 80% of Americans saying they support nondiscrimination protections
MAP's analysis points to eight distinct legislative fronts that put the community in the crosshairs from school policies on transgender youths to the elimination of harassment protections to book bans. When a bill makes progress in one state, copycat language and similar bills quickly crop up in other states, the report notes, citing coordinated efforts by far-right lobbyists and extremist groups.
The report notes the increasing use of inflammatory rhetoric around some of these bills, depicting LGBTQ people as"predators" and "groomers," false and troubling narratives, advocates say.
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