There are a record number of bills attacking LGBTQ+ rights moving through just about every single state legislature in the country this year—nearly 500 in total. Most of these bills specifically target trans youth.
Whether it’s outlawing drag shows or banning kids from playing sports or using the bathroom, anti-trans legislation is threatening the health, welfare, and safety of our trans neighbors, friends, and family in almost every state.
Not all of these bills have or will become law, but every time an elected official demonizes our children and stokes hate and fear, there are real world consequences in the form of violence and mental health challenges. Every new law that passes puts lives at risk and is a blow to freedom, justice, and basic human decency. Learn more about what’s going on in your state.
ALABAMA
1 bill
bans participation in sports
ALASKA
1 bill
bans participation in sports
ARIZONA
13 bills
bans drag shows, restroom/locker room access
ARKANSAS
7 bills
bans drag shows, healthcare, restroom/locker room access
CALIFORNIA
1 bill
forces teachers to out trans students to parents
COLORADO
2 bills
bans participation in sports
CONNECTICUT
3 bills
bans participation in sports; forces teachers to use birth pronouns
DELAWARE
0 bills
FLORIDA
5 bills
bans changes to ID/birth certificates, healthcare, sex education, and more
GEORGIA
4 bills
bans healthcare; permits misgendering of trans youth
HAWAII
6 bills
bans healthcare, sex education, and more
IDAHO
4 bills
bans healthcare, restroom/locker room access, and more
ILLINOIS
4 bills
bans participation in sports, restroom/locker room access, and more
INDIANA
16 bills
bans changes to ID/birth certificates, healthcare, restroom/locker room access, sex education, and more
IOWA
11 bills
bans drag shows, healthcare, restroom/locker room access, and more
KANSAS
10 bills
bans drag shows, healthcare, and more; permits misgendering of trans youth
KENTUCKY
12 bills
bans changes to ID/birth certificates, healthcare, participation in sports, and more; permits misgendering of trans youth
LOUISIANA
2 bills
bans healthcare, sex education
MAINE
1 bill
bans sex education
MARYLAND
1 bill
bans participation in sports
MASSACHUSETTS
0 bills
MICHIGAN
2 bills
bans healthcare, restroom/locker room access
MINNESOTA
8 bills
bans drag shows, participation in sports, restroom/locker room access, and more
MISSISSIPPI
19 bills
bans healthcare, participation in sports, restroom/locker room access, and more
MISSOURI
40 bills
bans drag shows, healthcare, participation in sports sex education, and more
MONTANA
3 bills
bans drag shows, healthcare
NEBRASKA
2 bills
bans healthcare, participation in sports
NEVADA
1 bill
bans participation in sports
NEW HAMPSHIRE
5 bills
bans healthcare and more; forces teachers to out trans students to parents
NEW JERSEY
3 bills
bans healthcare, participation in sports
NEW MEXICO
3 bills
bans participation in sports, sex education
NEW YORK
0 bills
NORTH CAROLINA
6 bills
bans healthcare, participation in sports, and more
NORTH DAKOTA
12
bans drag shows, healthcare, participation in sports, and more
OHIO
2 bills
bans healthcare, participation in sports
OKLAHOMA
29 bills
bans drag shows, healthcare, participation in sports, restroom/locker room access, and more
OREGON
8 bills
bans healthcare, participation in sports, sex education, and more
PENNSYLVANIA
1 bill
bans participation in sports
RHODE ISLAND
1 bill
bans participation in sports
SOUTH CAROLINA
20 bills
bans changes to ID/birth certificates, drag shows, healthcare, sex education, and more
SOUTH DAKOTA
3 bills
bans on healthcare, sex education
TENNESSEE
18 bills
bans drag shows, healthcare, participation in sports, and more
TEXAS
57 bills
bans drag shows, healthcare, restroom/locker room access, sex education, and more
UTAH
5 bills
bans changes to ID/birth certificates, healthcare, participation in sports, and more
VERMONT
0 bills
VIRGINIA
10 bills
bans on healthcare, participation in sports; forces teachers to out trans students to parents
WASHINGTON
2 bills
bans healthcare and more
WEST VIRGINIA
12 bills
bans drag shows, healthcare, sex education, and more
WISCONSIN
0 bills
WYOMING
4 bills
bans healthcare, participation in sports, and more
Take action today! Contact your state representatives and demand an end to anti-trans legislation.
Sources: TrackTransLegislation, ACLU, National Center for Transgender Equality
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