The front of the “blues” is organized. While the approach of the mid-term elections in November strengthens the Republicans’ determination to mobilize their base on social issues, the Democratic states are preparing for the great conservative setback that is coming. From the defense of abortion to that of transgender people, the progressive camp is trying to take the lead.
Badly recovered from the defeat of Donald Trump, the Republicans are seized with a legislative bulimia, spurred on by Florida and Texas, spearheads of the new conservative revolution. From Arizona to Idaho or Oklahoma, the right is multiplying anti-abortion laws, measures hostile to transgender people, or limiting the influence of “woke” educators, aware of all kinds of discrimination, in education. audience. The “traditional values” camp hopes to exploit the 6-3 majority it has held on the United States Supreme Court since the arrival of Justice Amy Coney Barrett in October 2020.
Following the lead of Florida, which adopted it at the end of March, a dozen states, from Alabama to Ohio and Louisiana, have put the so-called “Don’t say gay” law under review. , which forbids discussing the subjects of gender identity or sexual orientation in primary school. Sex education is not on the program, but opponents believe that the legislation aims above all to intimidate all teachers.
300 anti-LGBTQ texts voted in “red” states
According to the Human Rights Campaign, some 300 anti-LGBTQ laws have been introduced in the “red” states, nearly half of which concern transgender people. On April 8, Alabama passed legislation that punishes the delivery of hormones or treatments to block puberty in young people under the age of 19 with ten years in prison. Texas and Idaho have also proposed criminalizing helping young people with their gender transition, even if it’s their family, and even if they seek treatment in other states. In Arizona, a bill plans to force teachers to report to parents if their child comes out at school.
“I have rarely seen so much fear and aggression directed against so few” Spencer Cox, Republican Governor of Utah
In 2016, the traditionalist camp was obsessed with access for transgender people to toilets in public places. Today, it is through their participation in sports competitions. Against the grain, two Republican governors dared to veto legislation banning students from joining teams “not conforming to their birth sex”. « Rarely have I seen so much fear and aggression directed at so few.”, lamented Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, arguing that, of the 75,000 high school students in the state, only four young transgender people participate in school sports. Eric Holcomb, the governor of Indiana, did not grasp the urgency either. “The assumption is that there is a problem in Indiana school sports that warrants intervention by state authorities, he noted. I have found no substance to this assertion. »
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The front of the “blues” is organized. While the approach of the mid-term elections in November strengthens the Republicans’ determination to mobilize their base on social issues, the Democratic states are preparing for the great conservative setback that is coming. From the defense of abortion to that of transgender people, the progressive camp is trying to take the lead.
Badly recovered from the defeat of Donald Trump, the Republicans are seized with a legislative bulimia, spurred on by Florida and Texas, spearheads of the new conservative revolution. From Arizona to Idaho or Oklahoma, the right is multiplying anti-abortion laws, measures hostile to transgender people, or limiting the influence of “woke” educators, aware of all kinds of discrimination, in education. audience. The “traditional values” camp hopes to exploit the 6-3 majority it has held on the United States Supreme Court since the arrival of Justice Amy Coney Barrett in October 2020.
Following the lead of Florida, which adopted it at the end of March, a dozen states, from Alabama to Ohio and Louisiana, have put the so-called “Don’t say gay” law under review. , which forbids discussing the subjects of gender identity or sexual orientation in primary school. Sex education is not on the program, but opponents believe that the legislation aims above all to intimidate all teachers.
300 anti-LGBTQ texts voted in “red” states
According to the Human Rights Campaign, some 300 anti-LGBTQ laws have been introduced in the “red” states, nearly half of which concern transgender people. On April 8, Alabama passed legislation that punishes the delivery of hormones or treatments to block puberty in young people under the age of 19 with ten years in prison. Texas and Idaho have also proposed criminalizing helping young people with their gender transition, even if it’s their family, and even if they seek treatment in other states. In Arizona, a bill plans to force teachers to report to parents if their child comes out at school.
“I have rarely seen so much fear and aggression directed against so few” Spencer Cox, Republican Governor of Utah
In 2016, the traditionalist camp was obsessed with access for transgender people to toilets in public places. Today, it is through their participation in sports competitions. Against the grain, two Republican governors dared to veto legislation banning students from joining teams “not conforming to their birth sex”. « Rarely have I seen so much fear and aggression directed at so few.”, lamented Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, arguing that, of the 75,000 high school students in the state, only four young transgender people participate in school sports. Eric Holcomb, the governor of Indiana, did not grasp the urgency either. “The assumption is that there is a problem in Indiana school sports that warrants intervention by state authorities, he noted. I have found no substance to this assertion. »
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