More broadly, the state wants medical treatments for transgender adolescents to be classified as “child abuse.”Īcross the U.S., according to a legislative tracker compiled by Freedom for All Americans, a campaign fighting for LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections nationwide, there are more than 200 bills up for consideration in the 2022 legislative session related to LGBTQ discrimination. In Texas, the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services opened an investigation into a family who helped their transgender child undergo gender-affirming treatment. Florida has made waves in recent months thanks to its Parental Rights in Education (more colloquially known as the “Don’t Say Gay Bill”) which takes effect on July 1 and would succeed in “prohibiting a school district from encouraging classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a specified manner,” according to language in the bill.
