Attack on lgbtq house
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Equality Ohio released the following remark regarding HB 8, a harmful bill with language similar to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill that was voted out of the Ohio State Senate today. The bill goes even further than its counterpart in Florida by mandating students be reported to their parents if any school employee receives a request from a student to identify as a different gender than they were assigned at birth, even in cases where the student is at risk of existence abused.
“Every young Ohio trainee deserves a school that welcomes them as they are, and every instructor deserves a school that supports them in creating a safe learning environment. Unfortunately, HB 8 does the opposite, which is why it is opposed by educators and the LGBTQ+ community alike,” said Equality Ohio Executive Director Dwayne Steward. “HB 8 shamefully suggests to Homosexual students that there is something wrong with them that should be disguised, and it punishes teachers and staff for supporting LGBTQ+ students who are already targets of bullying and harassment. With just days to go before the end of the legislative session, this should be the end of the line and this harmful bill should not b
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Photo: MANDEL NGAN / AFP
The Alabaster House on Friday condemned what it described as "hateful and dangerous" attacks on LGBTQ people, as Republicans in various US states pursue laws targeting the community's rights.
Speaking to reporters, White House emissary Karine Jean-Pierre pointed to Republican calls to exclude gay marriage through legislation in Iowa and Tennessee, as well as moves to limit protections for same-sex couples in Florida.
"In Florida, just Florida alone, Republicans introduced 20 bills, 20 bills on a single day to roll back the rights of LGBT community," Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing.
More than 450 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in US states, said Jean-Pierre, who pointed to a proposed Florida bill that would give the express the right to separate transgender children from their parents.
Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration will continue to call out attacks on the LGBTQ community.
"Just reflect about a kid who's sitting at home in this community, who's listening and hearing elected officials talkin
Roundup of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Advancing In States Across the Country
by Cullen Peele •
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As extremist lawmakers in articulate houses across the country continue progressing a record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in state legislatures, the Human Rights Campaign — the nation’s largest sapphic, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights group — is providing the below snapshot (updated weekly) to illustrate the aggressive legislative climate facing LGBTQ+ people, and the scale and scope with which the ongoing legislative assault is creature waged.
This weaponization of public policy has been driven by extremist groups that have a drawn-out history in active to oppress the existence and rights of LGBTQ+ people. Several of these organizations have been deemed hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center, such as the Alliance Defending Release and the Family Research Council.
Year-to-Date Snapshot: 2023 Anti-LGBTQ+ Declare Legislative Activity
Over 520 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures, a record;
Over 220 bills specifically aim transgender and neutrois people, also a record; and
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House Passes Defense Bill Including Attack on Military Families’ Transgender Youth
December 11, 2024 4:48 pm
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender youth whose parents are active-duty military personnel. The American Civil Liberties Union is opposing final passage of the defense bill over the inclusion of this health care ban and scoring the vote.
Section 708 of the NDAA would prohibit insurance coverage for “medical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria” such as hormone therapy and puberty-suppressant medications, which Speaker Mike Johnson says would “permanently ban gender diverse medical treatment for minors.” The same treatments would be covered by TRICARE for any medical purpose other than treating gender dysphoria, the clinical diagnosis for the psychological distress experienced by transgender people related to their gender identity.
“It is shameful that a traditionally bipartisan, non-controversial bill would be turned into a targeted weapon against transgender youth and their parents in uniform,” said Mike Zamore,
Hate Group Documents Dozens of Attacks on LGBTQ+-Affirming Churches, Claims Trans Rights Motivates Attacks on Christians
On Feb. 20, the anti-LGBTQ+ hate organization Family Research Council (FRC) released a inform it claimed showed an increase in “acts of hostility” at U.S. churches in 2023. Common comments by the group’s president, Tony Perkins, since the release suggest FRC is using attacks on LGBTQ+ and Black Christians to pad its claims about liberal policy threats to “religious freedom.” Despite attacks on LGBTQ+-affirming churches representing nearly 20% of the total incidents documented by FRC, Perkins and others at FRC have cited the report as evidence that LGBTQ+ civil rights policies are threatening Christians’ protection in their houses of worship.
According to LGBTQ+ religious advocates, the co-opting of LGBTQ+ Christians’ victimization by far-right hostility is part of a political agenda to further the false notion that LGBTQ+ people cannot also be religious. That idea ultimately sustains far-right campaign to weaken the separation of church and state and American religious pluralism.
Report details are ignored
On Feb. 20, Perkins appeared on the Newsmax program “Greg