Anti-Transgender Bills
Document Type
Presentation
Type
EnACT
UN Sustainable Development Goal
UNSDG #4: Quality Education
Start Date
29-4-2020 10:45 AM
End Date
29-4-2020 11:00 AM
Abstract
Anti-transgender bills have spread to at least nine different states this year. One, in particular, is South Dakota. The Vulnerable Child Protection Act initially proposed doctors would get a felony if they provided transgender health care to minors. The author of the bill, Fred Deutsch, changed the felony to the option of a civil lawsuit if they later regret the transition. This did not change the overall idea because it would prevent doctors from giving their patients the proper care. Fortunately, the House Bill 1057 was effectively killed, and this means that the bill is effectively defeated, due to the fact that the state’s Legislative Sessions only last for 40 working days. After one month of the bill’s introduction, the bill became dead. We propose to hold a GA at IMSA with IMSA’s LGBTQ+ culture club Spectrum to where we would inform students about the transgender community both at IMSA and abroad and make pronoun pins to help spread awareness and acceptance. Our goal is to encourage people to reach out to their lawmakers and urge them to reject these bills.
Anti-Transgender Bills
Anti-transgender bills have spread to at least nine different states this year. One, in particular, is South Dakota. The Vulnerable Child Protection Act initially proposed doctors would get a felony if they provided transgender health care to minors. The author of the bill, Fred Deutsch, changed the felony to the option of a civil lawsuit if they later regret the transition. This did not change the overall idea because it would prevent doctors from giving their patients the proper care. Fortunately, the House Bill 1057 was effectively killed, and this means that the bill is effectively defeated, due to the fact that the state’s Legislative Sessions only last for 40 working days. After one month of the bill’s introduction, the bill became dead. We propose to hold a GA at IMSA with IMSA’s LGBTQ+ culture club Spectrum to where we would inform students about the transgender community both at IMSA and abroad and make pronoun pins to help spread awareness and acceptance. Our goal is to encourage people to reach out to their lawmakers and urge them to reject these bills.