“Transgender children deserve public officials’ efforts to demonstrate that they are valued members of our community."
Including a bill that would criminalize doctors for providing best-practice, gender-affirming care to transgender and nonbinary youth
Referendum on LGBTQ issues also took place on Sunday
"We can no longer allow Fox to maintain it’s score if Fox News personalities & contributors continue to deny the existence of Trans people"
The Congresswoman posted on Twitter that Americans should be required until they reach age 21 to remain 'undeclared' about their sexual orientation or gender identity.
“Today alone, on the eve of Transgender Day of Visibility, three anti-trans bills were signed into law across the country"
"Legislators have decided that harming Oklahoma’s most vulnerable children and their families is worthwhile if it’s politically helpful"
Although Twitter deleted the post and Foster's reply in the thread, he has continued to tweet ad hominem transphobic remarks
SB 2 now heads to the Governor’s desk where, if signed, it would become the third anti-transgender sports ban enacted into law this year
Paxton further denigrated Texas LGBTQ+ community members and their allies labeling them "deceptive sexual propagandists and predators"