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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Legislating Hate: The Legislative Assault on Transgender and LGBTQ+ Americans (EXPLICIT)
Description: With unprecedented numbers of anti-trans and anti-LBTQ+ bills being presented in state legislatures across the country, Tiffany Woods says it is critical that we stand up and fight for trans, nonbinary, and LGBTQ+ people now more than ever. In 2023, more than 500 anti-trans bills have been introduced in 36 states across the country, rolling back decades of progress on trans rights fueled by transphobia, deliberate misinformation, discrimination, and misplaced fear under the false guise of “protecting children, girls and women.”These bills by GOP lawmakers across the country have been focused on prohibiting trans health care for youth, and at l...