On the surface, Americans and their lawmakers are more accepting and understanding of LGBTQ+ people. than ten years agoThe Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage is the most concrete and significant victory for LGBTQ+ rights.
At least 19 states in 2016 Considered bathroom charges, a law that compels all people to use the gender toilet that matches the gender listed on their birth certificate. North Carolina’s passage of the bill sparked controversy across the country and allowed lawmakers to draft similar bills in other states. But the sister bill ran into trouble, and even North Carolina repealed the toilet bill.
Several lawmakers have turned to a new group, a gender law aimed at transgender youth.
Stacker We examined state-by-state data on sexual orientation and gender identity policies that affect transgender youth. Transgender Law Center.
We then ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C. by total “policy count” (the number of laws and policies that promote equality for LGBTQ+ people), with 51st being the most regulated state and 1st being the most transgender. It was a state that protected gender youth. A negative tally means there are more discrimination laws than protection laws.
TLC’s policy tally considers only the laws passed and does not consider the activist efforts, attitudes and sentiments expressed by the people of the state, or the implementation of these laws. The core categories reviewed by TLC revolve around relationships and parental approval, non-discrimination, religious exemption, LGBTQ+ youth, healthcare, criminal justice, and identification.
TLC’s findings capture how trans youth are protected by statutory law and remain vulnerable, but the law is flexible and legislators are constantly introducing new legislation. Her one category in these rankings captures only laws related to sexuality. This is because there is considerable overlap within the queer community and within the law. Many lesbian, gay, or bisexual individuals identify as transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming.
Since 2020, anti-transgender youth legislation that claims to protect children has been featured more frequently in state legislatures and entered the more mainstream lexicon in 2021. During her first three months of 2022, the MP will Nearly 240 anti-LGBTQ+ laws filed—most of which were aimed at transgender people.
Tennessee is the first state to enact a 2017 law banning transgender youth. signed the bill into law Prevent transgender children from receiving gender-affirming care. This is the fifth trans ban law passed in the state. Bills like this claim to protect parents and children, but Tennessee legislators said the bill would also establish common-law marriage between “one man and her one woman” in the state. We are considering. remove the age limit for marriage.
Anti-trans youth laws outnumber laws designed to protect trans youth, but several states are enacting or considering legislation aimed at protecting trans children.California The state even went so far as to introduce legislation to accommodate families Evading Anti-Trans Youth LawsColorado – formerly “hate state” History of Passing Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Through the 1990s – Laws Passed Prohibition of conversion therapy, Prohibition of bullying based on LGBTQ+ identity,ending Discrimination against LGBTQ+ families Adoption. Hawaii passed a law in March requiring health insurance companies to pay for gender-affirming medical care.But not until 2060.
You may also like: A History of LGBTQ+ Representation in Film
