The legislative war against the LGBTQ+ community has been relentless and according to powerhouse civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo it may get even worse next year. Conservative republicans have introduced over 500 state bills this year alone to deny healthcare, threaten businesses and allies, and to try to force LGBTQ+ folks back into closets and shadows. But there are things we can do - and the first thing is to congratulate Alejandra. 

This conversation was recorded in June (2023) when most of the legislative proposals were complete for the year. 

See links below for updated legislative actions and stats and other resources.



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Links of Interest:

Alejandra Caraballo on Instagram

2023 Legislative Session Tracker (ACLU)

2023 National Bills (Trans Legislation Tracker)

Map: Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State (Human Rights Campaign)

Transition Related Care for Transgender Youth (National Center for Transgender Equality)

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TILDEF)

Campaign for Southern Equality

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

GLAAD

Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 (pub. 9/22, World Professional Association for Transgender Health)

The time to panic about anti-trans legislation is now (Vox)

The Far Right Is Calling for the Execution of Teachers and Doctors  (Vice)

PFLAG Resources

Wilhoit’s Law

How DeSantis’ Fight With Disney Began (Washington Post)

Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash… (AP)



Other Episodes Mentioned or Relevant:

Reclaiming the Trans Narrative w/ Chase Strangio & Miss Peppermint

Transitioning as a Child & Beyond w/ Nicole Maines

Pushing Back Against Anti-Trans Media & Policies w/ Chase Strangio



CREDITS:

Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins

Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell

Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

The legislative war against the LGBTQ+ community has been relentless and according to powerhouse civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo it may get even worse next year. Conservative republicans have introduced over 500 state bills this year alone to deny healthcare, threaten businesses and allies, and to try to force LGBTQ+ folks back into closets and shadows. But there are things we can do - and the first thing is to congratulate Alejandra. 
This conversation was recorded in June (2023) when most of the legislative proposals were complete for the year. 
See links below for updated legislative actions and stats and other resources.
 
Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal.
As always, stay in the love.
 
Links of Interest:
Alejandra Caraballo on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/esqueer_/">Instagram</a>
<a href="https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights">2023 Legislative Session Tracker</a> (ACLU)
<a href="https://translegislation.com/bills/2023/US">2023 National Bills</a> (Trans Legislation Tracker)
<a href="https://www.hrc.org/resources/attacks-on-gender-affirming-care-by-state-map">Map: Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State</a> (Human Rights Campaign)
<a href="https://transequality.org/blog/get-the-facts-the-truth-about-transition-related-care-for-transgender-youth">Transition Related Care for Transgender Youth</a> (National Center for Transgender Equality)
<a href="https://transgenderlegal.org/">Transgender Legal Defense &amp; Education Fund</a> (TILDEF)
<a href="https://southernequality.org/">Campaign for Southern Equality</a>
<a href="https://www.hrc.org/">Human Rights Campaign</a> (HRC)
<a href="https://glaad.org/">GLAAD</a>
<a href="https://www.wpath.org/publications/soc">Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People</a>, Version 8 (pub. 9/22, World Professional Association for Transgender Health)
<a href="https://www.vox.com/first-person/22977970/anti-trans-legislation-texas-idaho">The time to panic about anti-trans legislation is now</a> (Vox)
<a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7z8eg/anti-trans-rights-matt-walsh-execution-teachers-doctors">The Far Right Is Calling for the Execution of Teachers and Doctors </a> (Vice)
<a href="https://pflag.org/find-resources/">PFLAG Resources</a> 
<a href="https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservatives-frank-wilhoit.html">Wilhoit’s Law</a>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/24/why-ron-desantis-is-fighting-with-disney-world/c74e4fa8-42c4-11ee-9677-53cc50eb3f77_story.html">How DeSantis’ Fight With Disney Began</a> (Washington Post)
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/target-pride-lgbtq-4bc9de6339f86748bcb8a453d7b9acf0">Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash…</a> (AP)
 
Other Episodes Mentioned or Relevant:
<a href="https://bit.ly/3OfpGH4">Reclaiming the Trans Narrative w/ Chase Strangio &amp; Miss Peppermint</a>
<a href="https://bit.ly/3qTdHar">Transitioning as a Child &amp; Beyond w/ Nicole Maines</a>
<a href="https://bit.ly/45pTxnE">Pushing Back Against Anti-Trans Media &amp; Policies w/ Chase Strangio</a>
 
CREDITS:
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang &amp; Gabrielle Collins
Producer &amp; Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

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The Laverne Cox Show

Civil rights attorney and trans advocate Alejandra Caraballo joins Laverne for an update on the assault of LGBTQ+ people.

Anti-Trans Troll Legislation w/ Alejandra Caraballo

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