![]() Yes, drag queens, who inspire our communities and remind us that beauty comes in so many forms. ![]() From legislation banning trans people from using gender-aligned bathrooms or playing on sports teams, to the Texas executive order criminalizing parents if they allow their kids to obtain gender-affirming care, to the “Don’t Say Gay” panic in Florida, it’s clear that the LGBTQ community is under vicious attack. Trans people in particular have become the focus of much of this bigotry. Yet, recently, we’ve seen an increase in hateful policies targeting LGBTQ people. More and more LGBTQ people were elected to public office. The military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy was repealed. Society has tried to erase us, and then criminalized or killed us when we refused to be erased.īut for much of the 2000s and 2010s, it seemed like we were making progress. Queer and trans people have always been targeted by hateful bigots who want to strip us of our civil rights and send us back to the 1950s. Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida fueling this fire. And it’s right-wing politicians like Govs. Given the massive rise in online radicalization, these incidents are sadly not unique.
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