Anti-trans bills introduced in at least 7 states in the first week of 2022
During the first week of 2022, at least seven states introduced measures that would curtail the rights of transgender and non-binary youth.
According to NBC News, Republican state legislators in Arizona, Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, New Hampshire and South Dakota have all proposed bills that would restrict trans and non-binary youths from accessing gender-affirming healthcare, participating in school sports, and using restrooms that correspond with their genders.
Last year saw an unprecedented wave of GOP-backed anti-trans measures in various states throughout the country. Back in May, the Human Rights Campaign called 2021 "the worst year in recent history for LGBTQ+ state legislative attacks," reporting that seventeen anti-trans laws had been enacted in states like Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Montana, and West Virginia. Many of these measures prohibited trans youth from using restrooms or participating in sports teams that aligned with their gender. Other measures carved out religious exemptions that grant a license for people to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.
This year, Republicans have shown no indication of slowing down in this effort.
https://www.salon.com/2022/01/11/anti-trans-bills-introduced-in-at-least-7-states-in-the-first-week-of-2022/
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...and, if the GQP takes back control of the federal government in 2024, look for similar national laws to "show the Democrat states who's boss."
