Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills in the US

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[...] Newsom signs new LGBTQ+ protections after controversial veto",LGBTQ Nation, September 25th - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/09/gov-newsom-signs-new-lgbtq-protections-after-controversial-veto/ Today, I am going to talk about the surge of anti-LGBTQ laws in the US. To do so I will start by taking the example of the expansion of the Don't say Gay bill in Florida, on April The original Don't Say Gay law, adopted in 2022, banned lessons relating to sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to grade 3. The expansion, signed by the Floridian governor DeSantis, will now affect children from grade 3-12 as well. [...]

[...] Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills in the US English presentation - Anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the US Presentation outline Through the example of the expansion of the "Don't Say Gay" bill in Florida, how can we explain the surge of anti-LGBTQ laws in the US recently and why is this issue dividing the country? I. The rise of anti-LGBTQ laws in the US and their justification A. The federal and general rise of anti-LBGTQ laws in America B. Justifications exposed: the reasons of this surge II. A controversial and paradoxical issue A. The example of Florida, a conservative state leading a culture war through bills B. [...]

[...] By doing so, these progressive states show that they are willing to welcome queer people if they ever decided to flee their conservative state for political reasons. To put it in a nutshell, we are made to understand that anti-LGBTQ laws are a rising phenomenon all over the US that can be explained using several arguments. It is also a very contradictory issue that is dividing the country, between traditionally conservative states, progressive ones, and a public opinion that is globally supportive of the LGBTQ community. [...]

[...] Thirdly, according to Republican and conservative Americans, anti LGBTQ-laws need to be implemented so as to protect religious beliefs and free exercise of religion. As far as the expansion of the Don't say gay bill is concerned, politicians use the argument of parental rights as a shield to take over public education. Yet some Democrats or LGBTQ advocacy groups are criticizing the fact that this leads to a minority of right-wing parents' imposing "their values and beliefs on everyone else." Then, we ought to develop why this phenomenon is a controversial and paradoxical issue. [...]

[...] This phenomenon, that started in 2020, is constantly increasing as 417 anti-gay laws were adopted in the country in 2023 compared to only 180 in 2022. They are becoming more extreme as well and are enacted very regularly. The new sorts of bills implemented mainly concern education, healthcare and drag shows ban. They come at a time when 1 in 4 transgender adults say they have been physically attacked at least once in their life. On the second hand, several reasons can be put forward to explain these juridical attacks towards the LGBTQ community. [...]