LGBTQ+ advocates do not want a commission appointed by elected officials. "We see that could be weighted against transgender kids"
She also complained that their classmates weren’t allowed to make fun of them- while speaking at a forum for candidates
She's experienced both the “superpower of invisibility” & the “superpower of being deeply connected to those who are marginalized”
Just one show on other cable, broadcast networks aired segments on the first anti-trans bill signed into law in 2022
“SB 46 attempts to solve a problem that doesn't exist- slamming the door shut for Trans student athletes to fully participate”
The legislation would restrict transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity
Fox News & other right-wing outlets attacked the Trans swimmer Lia Thomas cruelly & persistently for months-
If passed Indiana would become the 11th state to ban Trans students from playing sports in accordance with their gender identity
Willingham-Jaggers takes over at a time when schools are becoming a battlegrounds over Trans inclusion in sports and LGBTQ+ themed books
SB 20, which would have exposed school districts to costly lawsuits for failing to protect trans students, was defeated in subcommittee