Republicans Are ALREADY Using the ‘Project 2025’ Playbook to Criminalize Trans Existence
Channel: The Humanist Report
Date: 2024-01-11

Republicans across the country have already introduced nearly 200 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in 2024, but when you look at new ways they’re specifically trying to criminalize trans existence, it’s downright terrifying. In this video we’ll look at what some states are doing—and how at least one is borrowing from the Project 2025 playbook.

Sources:
Erin In The Morning (1/5/24) - “Only 5 Days Into The Year, 125 Anti-Trans Bills Have Been Filed”: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/only-5-days-into-the-year-125-anti
Erin Reed’s LGBTQ+ Legislation Tracker for 2024: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x8FDh50ouBldIpxnCdSb745pyYISYLLKp9lJligOQZk/edit#gid=0
Dame Magazine (8/14/23) - “The GOP Has a Master Plan to Criminalize Being Trans”: https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/08/14/the-gop-has-a-master-plan-to-criminalize-being-trans/
The New Republic (12/29/23) - “Ohio’s Republican Governor Vetoes Bill Blocking Care for Trans Minors”: https://newrepublic.com/post/177778/dewine-vetoes-anti-trans-bill
ACLU Ohio (1/8/24) - “GOVERNOR DEWINE’S EXECUTIVE ORDER IS A DE FACTO BAN ON TRANSGENDER CARE”: https://www.acluohio.org/en/press-releases/governor-dewines-executive-order-de-facto-ban-transgender-care
Erin In The Morning (1/6/24) - “Governor DeWine Uses Anti-Abortion Tactic To Target Trans Adults With Defacto Ban”: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/governor-dewine-uses-anti-abortion
ABC News (1/10/24) - “Ohio House votes to override veto of HB 68, bill banning trans youth care, sports participation”: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ohio-house-votes-override-governors-veto-trans-care/story?id=106071342
Erin Reed on Twitter [@ErinInTheMorn] (1/10/24) - Ohio House Higher Education Hearing Rundown: https://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/status/1745086763683430840
Vanessa Joy Interview with MSNBC (1/5/24) - “Trans candidate speaks on ‘heartbreaking’ ballot rejection after not listing former name” [Vanessa’s interview is in the middle of this page, scroll down to watch it in full]: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ohio-mike-dewine-trans-care-executive-order-rcna132982
Erin Reed on Twitter [@ErinInTheMorn] (1/9/24) - “Indiana has filed a bill to end ALL recognition of transgender people…”: https://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/status/1744934849645842642
The New Republic (1/8/24) - “You Could Soon Be Fined for Defamation for Calling Someone Racist in Florida”: https://newrepublic.com/post/177920/florida-bill-fine-defamation-racist-discrimination?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter
LGBTQ Nation (1/9/24) - “Trans youth & their families sue Louisiana over its trans health care ban”: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/01/trans-youth-their-families-sue-louisiana-over-its-trans-health-care-ban/

References:
West Virginia S.B. 194 (Ban on Trans Adults):
Details Courtesy of Erin Reed - https://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/status/1745147412417581489
Full Text of Bill - https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2024_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb194%20intr.pdf


West Virginia S.B. 197 (Ban Trans Adults from Schools):
Details Courtesy of Allison Chapman - https://twitter.com/AlliRaine22/status/1745163315452498203
Full Text of Bill - https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2024_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb197%20intr.pdf

West Virginia S** Offender Law (§62-12-26): https://code.wvlegislature.gov/62-12-26/#:~:text=107.-,§62%2D12%2D26.,assessment%20of%20certain%20sex%20offenders

Indiana H.B. 1291 (Criminalizing Trans Existence): https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1291/details

Chapters:
0:00 Surge of Anti-Trans Bills
1:06 West Virginia
2:40 Project 2025
4:02 Ohio
7:06 Vanessa Joy
11:20 Other States
12:22 Fighting Back
14:25 Outro

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