While MAP tracked more than 725 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in 2023, the majority of those specifically targeted transgender people
Between 400 and 600 bills were introduced since January that target LGBTQ folks, disproportionately transgender kids
Gender affirming care bans mostly target trans youth with forced withdrawal of their medication. This amounts to forced medical detransition
Former farm boy turned lawyer turned former Executive Director of Equality California turned politician, Rick Zbur speaks with the Blade
“Political theatre” cooked up by “right wing think tanks that circulate these [anti-LGBTQ] bills to legislators around the country"
"Across the country, trans people & families are gearing up to fight back- prevent every one of these bills from becoming law"
“We really need to support local LGBTQ organizations- lift them up as much as possible,” particularly those in conservative & rural states"
The results will be updated as the reporting comes in. An expected Red GOP wave has not happened as Democrats are holding their own
678 (64 percent) of LGBTQ candidates won their primaries and will appear on the ballot in November, up from 574 (57 percent) in 2020
