Attacks on queer & trans rights are a dire sign for democracy

Conservatives aren’t just attacking LGBTQ+ rights. They’re attacking human rights and workers’ rights.

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Pride Month this year holds special importance for the LGBTQ+ community as we confront a wave of extremist bills across the country aimed to remove us, especially our trans siblings, from public life. These attacks on queer and trans rights are a dire sign for our democracy and are inextricably linked to the ongoing attacks on our freedom to vote.

This year alone, we have seen 491 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights in addition to 150 bills targeting voting rights.

LGBTQ+ rights are human rights and workers’ rights, and attacks on our community are meant to make us invisible and remove us from society. LGBTQ+ teachers represented by the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association are being driven out of their profession by “Don’t Say Gay bills’ that make it impossible for them to do their jobs.

Anti-drag laws, like the Tennessee law that was just overturned by a federal judge, create complicated legal obstacles for drag performers that tour the country, including those who are part of the Actors’ Equity Association.

Bathroom bills threaten…

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