One of the most common arguments brought up- The idea that 80% of trans people "will desist" is a complete lie that is easy to debunk
Also signed executive order improving federal coordination supporting victims, survivors, families & communities affected by mass shootings
"Equality is a right, not an option. We must all continue to fight until everyone has the same freedoms that many have died protecting"
Assembly Bill 223, the Transgender Youth Privacy Act, calls to seal any petition for a change of gender or sex identifier filed by a minor
"Legislation ‘outing’ transgender students against their will does not protect them it puts them in potentially life-threatening danger"
A serious threat are those who know how to walk the fine line between first amendment rights and that defined as illegal harassment
He made numerous threats over YouTube to kill FBI agents, members of the LGBTQ community, President Biden, and Michigan Governor Whitmer
"Such actions jeopardize the health, safety and well-being of young people and their families, & contravene well-accepted medical standards"
Priorities for Balint include the Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation & gender identity
Gender affirming care bans mostly target trans youth with forced withdrawal of their medication. This amounts to forced medical detransition