State lawmakers in much of the country are working to restrict the rights of residents based on their gender identity and sexual orientation. According to a recent report from a national gay rights advocacy group, new laws that discriminate against those in the LGBTQ community have been passed in 13 states this year – a number that could grow, as many state legislatures have yet to convene. (These are the states with the most hate groups.)
These new laws generally target school-aged children, and while some are being challenged in court – including at least one that has been singled out by the U.S. Department of Justice – many have already gone into effect, or will imminently.
Using information compiled by the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group, 24/7 Wall St. identified the most anti-LGBTQ states in 2022. Each of the states on this list have enacted laws this year that are widely perceived as being restrictive to the rights of LGBTQ residents. (These are states with little or no protection for LGBTQ people.)
In most of the states on this list, the laws in question restrict the rights of students who identify as transgender to participate in school sports. Arguments for and against such restrictive laws follow a similar pattern from state to state, with proponents claiming that transgender girls have an athletic advantage and detractors pointing to the cruelty of denying student athletes the ability to participate in sports and missing out on the benefits of athletic competition.
Other laws go even further, reaching into classrooms and doctor-patient relationships.
All the states on this list but one are headed by conservative Republican governors – though it is important to note that several governors on this list have vetoed these controversial laws, only to have their decision overridden in the legislature. Here is a look at the most – and least – popular governors.
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Indiana is one of several states to pass a law this year that prohibits transgender youth from playing sports in a way that aligns with their gender identity. Unlike some of the other states, however, in Indiana, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed the bill when it came to his desk, stating that there was no evidence that the legislation solved an existing problem in the state.
When the bill, HB 1041, was sent back to the state legislature, however, lawmakers overrode the governor’s decision, passing the bill with a 32-15 Senate vote, and a 67-28 vote in the House.
Once considered a bastion of LGBTQ rights with protections against descrimination in education, employment, housing, and public accommodations, Iowa has changed course, and is one of 13 states to have passed legislation that can be seen as anti-LGBTQ.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law this year a bill that makes it illegal for transgender women in girls to participate in sports in a way that conforms with their gender identity at the primary, secondary, college, and university school levels. Reynolds justified the law stating that transgender girls have an athletic advantage, while her critics point to the denial of the many benefits gained from participation in sports and athletic competition.
On Feb. 3, 2022 Gov. Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 46 into law, making South Dakota the first state this year to enact legislation restricting the rights of LGBTQ residents. The law was the first of many to pass through state houses around the country banning transgender youth from playing sports in a way that aligns with their gender identity.
Notably, the state’s Senate Judiciary committee killed House Hill 1005, that would have banned transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity.
* Article from: 247wallst.com
(*) This is a biased article, but it shows that a majority of America has had it with the LGBTQ+ agenda taking place in America.
