‘This bill will harm me,’ transgender child tells Missouri House committee
The parents of a transgender boy, and the 11-year-old himself, testified before a Missouri House committee Tuesday night, Jan. 24, 2023, in opposition to several bills that would outlaw medical care for transgender children. Video by Beth O'Malley
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Advocates call wave of Republican legislation a “direct hate attack” on the Missouri LGBTQ+ community.
The ACLU said at least 27 anti-LGBTQ bills have already been introduced by Missouri Republicans, as of Jan. 12, accounting for roughly 21% of legislation introduced nationwide in state legislatures that target the community.
But efforts to outlaw public drag performances in Missouri appear less likely to advance.
