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Contents:
- HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
- RON DESANTIS CONSIRS SUG BUD LIGHT OVER ANTI-GAY BOYTTS BEE WHY NOT?
- ‘OUR MERE EXISTENCE IS ILLEGAL.’ AS MOSW TOUGHENS ANTI-GAY LAW, LGBTQ RSIANS FEAR FOR THE FUTURE
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
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. * anti gay policies *
”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. 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. Others are followg Florida’s lead – which passed a bill crics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” – and are eyeg rtrictns on teachg LGBTQ topics schools.
When the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage unr the Obergefell v. They were stunned at how quickly the culture had shifted support of gay marriage and were left to regroup. “I feel like the whole gay marriage bate was a sham, ” Terry Schillg, print of the right-wg Amerin Prcipl Project, said an terview wh CNN.
“When we were batg gay marriage as a untry, the opponents of gay marriage were sentially sayg this is gog to lead to the sexualizatn of children. “Essentially we went om Obergefell and gay marriage to now sex chang for gay mors, hormone treatments, puberty blockers.
RON DESANTIS CONSIRS SUG BUD LIGHT OVER ANTI-GAY BOYTTS BEE WHY NOT?
” Siarly, Florida is facg a lawsu over s law – lled the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by crics – that rtricts stctn related to certa LGBTQ topics. Hardg noted that he is a lennial who grew up wh gay iends and attend llege Miami, addg, “It’s not like I’m this narrow-md right-wger.
Still, he add: “The gay muny hontly has done a disservice by beg lumped wh this trans and genr movement bee ’s not their fight. Activists who long cried gay rights, often assailg them as a threat to nservative fay valu and procreatn, said they’ve found new alli, particularly their efforts to lim medil re and athletic opportuni for transgenr youth. In the 1970s, Christian sger and anti-gay activist Ana Bryant lnched the “Save Our Children” mpaign to fight back agast a lol Da County, Florida, ordance that banned discrimatn based on sexual orientatn hog and employment.
‘OUR MERE EXISTENCE IS ILLEGAL.’ AS MOSW TOUGHENS ANTI-GAY LAW, LGBTQ RSIANS FEAR FOR THE FUTURE
Among her arguments: “Homosexuals nnot reproduce, so they mt rec. It’s crazy that this even needs to be said, but all LGBTQ people should boytt the Herage of Pri until they make sure none of the sponsors fund anti-gay legislatn. Argug that ’s legal to fire workers for beg gay.
The Jtice Department ma an unexpected move last July when stepped to a major feral lawsu to argue the Civil Rights Act of 1964 don’t protect gay workers om discrimatn. Further, the Jtice Department was fightg agast a separate, tonomo feral agency that had supported a gay man's se. The urt led favor of LGBT rights, but the Tmp admistratn hasn’t reversed s stance that ’s legal unr feral law to fire employe for beg gay.
In a surprise move last September, the Tmp admistratn supported a Christian bakery owner Colorado who refed to make a ke for a gay uple's weddg. Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people Ameri ntue to face discrimatn their daily liv. ”Will Larks, a graduate of Wter Park High School who ran the gay-straight alliance there, said the board told him the policy on extracurriculars means stunts would have to get permissn to attend GSA meetgs, somethg that would endanger closeted stunts.