Originally published on April 13, 2021 5:44 pm
Adam remembers turning to the internet two years ago to pinpoint the exact right words for his gender identity. That’s when he came across articles about anti-transgender legislation.
He felt demonized.
“It feels like they’re telling us that they don’t see us as actual humans,” Adam says. “They just see us as these scary monsters that are going to trans your kids genders and steal scholarships from the girls on the sports team. But we are just kids.”
A slate of anti-transgender legislation is moving through the Tennessee capitol, including a bill that makes it more difficult for transgender kids to get health care and a new law that limits transgender athletes. For young transgender Tennesseans, these bills are making finding their place even more challenging.
Transgender Tennesseans and allies are demanding that lawmakers listen to them David Plazas, Nashville Tennessean
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The Tennessee General Assembly has been fighting the so-called culture wars in this latest legislative session.
They have been tackling topics including abortion restrictions, making the Bible the state book and seeking to ban COVID-19 vaccine passports, even though no Tennessee city or county, nor the federal government, have sought them.
One area that has received considerable attention and citizen advocacy is legislation that targets the LGBTQ community, especially transgender people.
Gov. Bill Lee recently signed a bill that would prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls high and middle school sports.
Catastrophic number of state bills target transgender youth, advocates say go.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from go.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.