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nationwide. 100 people. 100 transgenders. and while the threat of transgender people is a real thing on the right, it is a real thing, they are really making it something that matters to all republicans. it s a narrative that is being ginned up and turbocharged by republicans. in florida, a new law signed by republican governor and presidential candidate ron desantis that ban gender for minors is cutting off access to that care for adults as well. joining our conversation and coverage is kelly robinson, president of the human rights campaign. basel is still with us. share anything that i missed. look, if we want to talk about women s sports, let s talk about the real issues, right, like pay equity. if we want to talk about the mental health crisis, then let s talk about the real issues like 40% of trans teens considering suicide, 1 in 5 attempting it.
in the classroom. that don t say gay bill triggered an all out war with disney, from which desantis is not backing down. disney s already pulled the plug on a one billion dollar project which would have greeted 2000 more jobs for the state. just last month, he signed a slew of anti lgbtq laws that ban gender affirming care for minors, that target drag shows, restrict the discussion of personal pronouns in schools, and force people to use certain bathrooms. desantis also created an election police force to investigate and crackdown on virtually nonexistent voter fraud. last summer, law enforcement arrested 20 people who had been incarcerated on felonies and voted in the 2020 election after their release. these people had filled out voter registration forms that were approved by the state i received voter identification cards from the state. and now florida lawmakers just signed off on a budget that includes a one point $4 million for an election investigations office. desantis is also t
states across the country. tennessee and mississippi both passed bills that ban gender affirming care for minors. at least 15 more bills attacking trans rights and the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual americans were introduced this weekend, two dozen for anti-trans bills moved through state legislatures as well. these bills target health care, bathroom access, the ability for trans kids to play sports, i.d. laws and same sex marriage. now, up until recently, most of the rhetoric coming from service has focused on apparent concerns for children. fear that children are rushing into, or even being pushed into gender affirming care. but now, state legislatures are coming for adult health care as well. this week, oklahoma s house republicans approved a bill that would prohibit any facility that receives public funds from providing gender affirming care to anyone of any age. the bill would also block insurance from covering gender