Posted on Feb 18, 2022
Five bills in Missouri legislature seek to restrict transgender rights
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One bill would revoke the licenses of doctors who prescribe any form of medical gender-affirming care for minors, such as hormone replacement therapy.
Another would prevent trans women and girls from being allowed to compete on women's sports teams.
Sophie Hurwitz is a St. Louis-based journalist who has been reporting on anti-trans legislation for Xtra Magazine. Hurwitz views the bills as heavily transphobic.
"They make trans individuals prove where they fit in in society rather than just letting them go about their day-to-day life," Hurwitz says. "I think that these bills do just sort of reiterate to kids that they might not necessarily be welcome in Missouri."
Another would prevent trans women and girls from being allowed to compete on women's sports teams.
Sophie Hurwitz is a St. Louis-based journalist who has been reporting on anti-trans legislation for Xtra Magazine. Hurwitz views the bills as heavily transphobic.
"They make trans individuals prove where they fit in in society rather than just letting them go about their day-to-day life," Hurwitz says. "I think that these bills do just sort of reiterate to kids that they might not necessarily be welcome in Missouri."
Five bills in Missouri legislature seek to restrict transgender rights
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"ACLU - LEGISLATION AFFECTING LGBTQ RIGHTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY...
..."Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in America continue to face discrimination in their daily lives. While more states every year work to pass laws to protect LGBTQ people, we continue to see state legislatures advancing bills that target transgender people, limit local protections, and allow the use of religion to discriminate.
*Note: Bills are reported as Active below if they were introduced in their states' 2021 legislative sessions and have carried over to 2022. The status date indicates the convening of the state's 2022 session or the most current activity on a particular bill."
Anti-LGBTQ Bills:
Anti-Trans Bills
These measures target transgender and nonbinary people for discrimination, such as by barring or criminalizing healthcare for trans youth, barring access to the use of appropriate facilities like restrooms, restricting trans students’ ability to fully participate in school and sports, allowing religiously-motivated discrimination against trans people, or making it more difficult for them to get identification documents with their name and gender."...
"ACLU - LEGISLATION AFFECTING LGBTQ RIGHTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY...
..."Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in America continue to face discrimination in their daily lives. While more states every year work to pass laws to protect LGBTQ people, we continue to see state legislatures advancing bills that target transgender people, limit local protections, and allow the use of religion to discriminate.
*Note: Bills are reported as Active below if they were introduced in their states' 2021 legislative sessions and have carried over to 2022. The status date indicates the convening of the state's 2022 session or the most current activity on a particular bill."
Anti-LGBTQ Bills:
Anti-Trans Bills
These measures target transgender and nonbinary people for discrimination, such as by barring or criminalizing healthcare for trans youth, barring access to the use of appropriate facilities like restrooms, restricting trans students’ ability to fully participate in school and sports, allowing religiously-motivated discrimination against trans people, or making it more difficult for them to get identification documents with their name and gender."...
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