More than 80 House Democrats have thrown their support behind a “Trans Bill of Rights” resolution, calling for the adoption of sweeping federal anti-discrimination policies that include access to scholastic sports teams based on gender identity.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Washington Democrat, said that a “comprehensive framework” for transgender and nonbinary rights was needed after the Supreme Court’s decision last week overturning Roe v. Wade and the introduction of more than 300 “anti-LGBTQ+ bills” in the states.
“As we witness Republicans and an extremist Supreme Court attack and roll back the fundamental rights of trans people across our country, and as state legislatures across the country target our trans community with hateful, bigoted, and transphobic attacks, we are standing up and saying ‘enough is enough,’” Ms.