Taking Cues from Texas and Florida, More States Propose Bills Targeting Queer and Trans Youth

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🗓️ 17 March 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Last week, a Texas judge temporarily blocked a directive from Governor Greg Abbott calling for child abuse investigations of parents who seek gender-affirming medical care for their transgender children. But Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to appeal, and more states are considering similar laws: Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill prohibits instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity before fourth grade, and the Human Rights Campaign is tracking nearly 300 pieces of legislation it characterizes as anti-LGBTQ+. We want to hear from you: How have recent anti-LGBTQ+ bills affected you? How have you approached talking to your kids about gender and sexuality? Guests: Cathryn Oakley, State Legislative Director and Senior Counsel, Human Rights Campaign Dr. Jack Turban, chief fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine Jo Yurcaba, reporter, NBC Out, the LGBTQ section of NBC News Lizette Trujillo, member, Human Rights Campaign’s Parents for Transgender Equality National Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:10.6	Last week, a Texas judge temporarily blocked a directive from Governor Greg Abbott that called for child abuse investigations of parents who seek gender-affirming medical care for their transgender children.
1:15.4	But the Texas Attorney General is appealing and more states are considering similar laws.
1:19.5	We'll talk about the recent spate of anti-LGBQ Plus bills and how they've affected kids and families nationwide, how they may have affected you,
1:24.3	and how you've approached talking to your kids about gender and sexuality.
1:28.1	That's next on Forum after this news.
1:50.1	Good morning. This is Forum. I'm Marisa Lagos and for Mina Kim. A poll released this morning from the Public Religion Research Institute finds 79% of Americans favor laws that would protect
1:56.2	gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination and jobs, public accommodations,
2:02.1	and housing. But that is not what we're seeing in state legislatures, with advocacy groups
2:06.7	tracking nearly 300 bills considered anti-LGBQ, many of which impact kids. This hour will talk about
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