'We've seen a lot of anti LGBTQ bills filed across the country but here in Indiana this is really unprecedented,” Katie Blair, the Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at the ACLU of Indiana, said.
"We've seen a lot of anti LGBTQ bills filed across the country but here in Indiana this is really unprecedented,” Katie Blair, the Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at the ACLU of Indiana, said. “We've really held the line here and now all of a sudden we've seen this huge influx."
Some would ban gender affirming care and others would censor discussion in classrooms surrounding the queer community. The list of bills the ACLU opposes can be found here. For families with transgender children, if these bills become law, they could be detrimental to their way of life.Nathaniel and his partner Beth Clawson are raising their transgender daughter Kirin, 10.“As far as gender affirming care, we use the pronouns that are her pronouns.
“The child under the age of 16 is not able to consent to many things until they are 18 or older. How can they make the decision at such a young age?” Graves said.Graves responded"Yes, wait until they are 18.” "If legislators don't see who this is affecting, then they are just going to keep pushing, so we have to speak up, “ Nathaniel said.
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