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[cosmolinguist]

A bit of good news.

While some have been successful, some of these bills are being recognized as the sheer waste of time that they are. Spiteful Republicans [but, I repeat myself!] are just picking on one of the few things they can pick on after Biden signed better federal protections for LGBT+ USians than they've ever had before.

Fesi was the only voice to speak in favor of the bill, while doctors, advocates and transgender people all testified against the bill, which Fesi ultimately decided to shelve.

Louisiana is not the only red state where an anti-trans bill hasn't made it very far. Efforts in South Carolina and Florida have also failed over the past several days.

Scarleteen is, as ever, great on the subject of self-care for the young people currently most affected by various anti-trans state legislation in the U.S.:

Seeing the HRC data that demonstrated opposition for these kinds of bills and support for the Equality Act made me feel hopeful. Seventy percent might not be the results you would want to get on your big math test, but it is a sizable majority for a political poll in America where opinions becoming more polarized every day. I think it’s also incredibly important to remember that only 20% of Americans claim to personally know someone who is transgender. More people will be given the tools to understand as the media owns the responsibility of respectfully portraying and representing trans people, as we speak up about our experiences, and as cultural acceptance gives more people the security to come out. A recent study conducted in the UK (which is waging its own “gender culture wars”) found that 84% of young people would support a friend if they came out as trans. We know that more young Americans are identifying as LGBTQ than their predecessors because acceptance is spreading.

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[otter]

Oh that Fesi is a 'treat'. April 29 he tested positive for Covid after attending meetings with colleagues. Unclear how many people he infected.

[silveradept]

That is good news. It's nice to see one of them go down in flames decisively. I hope all the others do the same and / or are overturned because of all the cruelty involved.