A report om Human Rights Watch lls on the ernment of St. Vcent to overturn lonial-era anti-gay laws that have led to a recent wave of vlence and genr discrimatn on the small Caribbean island.
Contents:
- 'IT'S A VERY LONELY WORLD': FOR LGBT NSERVATIV, ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN PROMPTS TRATN, DOUBTS
- HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
'IT'S A VERY LONELY WORLD': FOR LGBT NSERVATIV, ANTI-GAY LEGISLATN PROMPTS TRATN, DOUBTS
An onslght of bills have been troduced January that uld negatively impact lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people, advot say. * anti gay legislation us *
Jt as stat followed Florida’s bill that opponents labeled “Don’t Say Gay” — which rtricts -school discsns about sexual orientatn or genr inty — several joed Tennsee proposg bills that would ban drag performanc. Courty of Aer GearyThe high school sophomore is aaid that if the legislatn pass, plans to take puberty-supprsg meditn will be layed fely. Proponents say the bill is need to protect children om shg to a “life-changg” cisn, while crics say terfer wh the doctor-patient relatnship and uld e physil and psychologil harm to trans Dakota’s trans health re bill is not the only state legislatn that has lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer advot soundg the alarm.
Earlier this week, New Jersey beme the nth state to ban the so-lled gay and transgenr panic fens, jog jog Hawaii, California, Nevada, Illois, New York, Connecticut, Mae and Rho Island barrg the ntroversial legal strategy.
New Jersey, along wh Illois, is also rollg out an LGBTQ-clive curriculum public schools this on Tuday beme the 19th state to ban gay nversn therapy, a discreded practice that seeks to change a person’s sexual orientatn. 2% OF AMERICANS IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ:Gen Z is drivg force among adults intifyg as LGBTQ, poll showsTRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY:See terview wh MAP's Logan Casey here Here are the eight ways that MAP says LGBTQ people are beg targeted:Censorg discsns of LGBTQ people schoolsThe origal “don’t say gay/trans bills” surfaced the 1980s, MAP says, but stat began to repeal those laws the mid-2000s – until last year. ”As the number of anti-LGBTQ bills hs rerd highs, rearch shows that so, too, has support for LGBTQ rights and polici prohibg discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
The most famo is Florida’s HB 1557/SB 1834, llectively known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.