Anti-trans laws caused a significant spike in suicide attempts among trans youth: study
Suicide attempts among trans youth increased anywhere from 7 percent to 72 percent in states that enacted anti-trans laws.
September 26, 2024
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Suicide attempts among trans youth increased anywhere from 7 percent to 72 percent in states that enacted anti-trans laws.
In audio released Friday evening, senators and representatives from Ohio and Michigan revealed the "endgame" is to ban transgender care "for everyone."
Gov. John Bel Edwards opposes the measure, but he will neither sign nor veto it, as his veto would be overridden, he said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ Republican, signed the bill into law in October.
The collegiate sports group has chosen these sites despite issuing a warning that states with such laws might not get to host championships.
The law bans most abortions after 12 weeks and restricts gender-affirming care for trans people under 19.
The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.
Gov. Mark Gordon called the legislation "draconian" and "discriminatory" but let it become law without his signature. The state is also moving against abortion rights.
The restrictive measure is one of several pieces of far-right legislation Oklahoma has passed, including one of the nation's most draconian abortion laws.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (pictured) signed trans-exclusionary sports legislation, as did Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Ducey also OK'd health care restrictions.
The HRC Foundation and two law firms filed the suit on behalf of two young trans people and their families.
With Greg Gianforte's signature on that and another anti-LGBTQ+ bill, 2021 becomes the worst year ever for enactment of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
The Umbrella Academy star opened up about his journey to Oprah and took aim at anti-transgender legislation.
The legislation "is nothing more than a politically motivated bill designed to discriminate against an already vulnerable population," says the Human Rights Campaign's Alphonso David.
The bills bar student athletes from teams for the gender with which they identify and prevent residents from changing the gender on their birth certificates.
Sunday's Pride march organizers said the bill "directly discriminates against the community and strips them of dignity."
Champion of Pride Zuri Moreno used empathy and communication to move their state in the right direction.
Senate Bill 3 moved ahead even after predictions of massive losses if the law ultimately passes.
A majority of Americans don't think religious freedom necessitates antigay discrimination or that the law should restrict tran people's restroom access, according to PRRI.
“This is an important victory for common sense, equality, and the rights of transgender youth under the law,” the ACLU's Chase Strangio said.
Advocacy groups are mobilizing to safeguard access to the ballot as states implement laws that could deter trans people from voting in November.