What Are They and Why Do They Matter?
You may have been reading or watching the news reporting on the newest anti-trans bills being passed in the U.S. Many states have recently proposed bills aimed at denying trans rights, and punishing supportive school teachers and staff, and medical professionals who would provide gender affirming care.
Gallup data released in February 2022 reflects a growing population of LGBTQ+ people, now making up 7% of the U.S. population, with a record-high 21% of our youngest generation of Americans, Gen Z.
A PBS/NPR/Marist poll states that 67% of Americans, including 66% of Republicans, oppose the anti-trans sports ban legislation proliferating across over 30 states. (Source: HRC.org)
82% of Americans favor laws that protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing. (Source: prri.org)
So. . .
Why is this happening?
2021 was the worst year for the LGBTQ+ community as a record-breaking number of new anti-trans bills were proposed in more than 30 states across the U.S. 2022 is on track to surpass that.
“All of these heavy-handed mandates around parental and family involvement are related and part of a broader political push to exclude queer youth and reduce their access to educational opportunities. […] increasing the risk of LGBTQ+ young people being outed to families and parents who may not be affirming.”
– Aaron Ridings, director of public policy at GLSEN
What can we do about it?
Make your voice heard! Our children deserve better!
The contact info to each state’s representatives is included below.
Here’s a quick look at the proposed anti-trans bills of 2022, by state:
Alabama | Arizona | Florida | Georgia | Idaho | Indiana | Kansas | Kentucky | Mississippi | Missouri | Oklahoma | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
More Resources for Tracking Anti-Trans Bills
Last updated: 18 April 2022
ALABAMA
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (HB1)
Status: Dead/Failed – Indefinitely postponed
Read more about HB1
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (SB5)
- Prohibits medical professionals from providing trans youth gender-affirming medical treatment
- Criminalizes medical professionals for providing gender-affirming care
- Places school officials and medical professionals as mandatory reporters
- Sponsored by Shay Shelnutt (R)
Status: Pending in the Senate
Read more about SB5
Trans Youth Bathroom Ban (HB 322)
- The AL House passed this bill the first week of March 2022
- Bars students from elementary through high school from using a bathroom or locker room that is consistent with their gender
- Sponsored by Ronald Johnson (R)
Status: Passed 4/7/22
Read more about HB 322
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (SB184/HB266)
- Puts a felony ban on healthcare for trans minors up to age 19
- Penalizes prescribers with a prison sentence and/or a fine up to $15,000
- Passed the Senate
- Considered one of the most aggressive anti-trans bills in the U.S.
- Would require school personnel to “out” trans youth to their parents or guardians
Status: Passed 4/7/22
Read more about SB184/HB 266
Contact your Alabama Representatives:
Find your AL Representative
AL Senator: Richard Shelby
AL Senator: Tommy Tuberville
AL Governor: Kay Ivey |
ARIZONA
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (SB1138)
- Bans all gender-affirming procedures for youth under age 18
- Narrowly blocked in February 2022, but could be reintroduced
- Sponsored by Warren Petersen (R) District 12
Status: Passed 3/30/22
Read more about SB1138
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB1165)
- Prevents trans kids from participating in school sports
- Passed through legislation January 2022
- Sponsored by Paul Boyer (R) District 20
Status: Passed 3/30/22
Read more about SB1165
Don’t Say Trans Bill (SB1045)
- Prohibits school officials and staff from acknowledging trans youth’s gender identity
- Would force school officials to ‘out’ trans kids to their families
- Prohibits medical professionals from providing gender-affirming medical care, including surgeries and hormone treatments
- Sponsored by Wendy Rogers (R) District 6
Status: Pending in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Read more about SB1045
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB1046)
- Prevents trans kids from participating in school sports, including private schools and state colleges and universities
- Similar to SB1165; proposed under the guise of “saving women’s sports”
- Sponsored by Wendy Rogers (R) District 6
Status: N/A
Read more about SB1046
Trans Youth School Club Ban (SB1046)
- Requires parents’ written permission for students to join any group or club involving gender identity and sexuality
- Would both prevent trans kids from joining and participating in such groups and clubs, and also ‘out’ trans kids to their parents
- Sponsored by John Kavanagh (R)
Status: N/A
Read more about HB2011
Trans Youth Privacy Ban (HB2161)
- Requires school officials and medical personal to ‘out’ trans students to their parents
- Sponsored by Steve Kaiser (R)
Status: Pending, likely to pass
Read more about HB2161
Contact your Arizona Representatives:
Find your AZ Representative
AZ Senator: Krysten Sinema
AZ Senator: Mark Kelly
AZ Governor: Doug Ducey |
FLORIDA
“Don’t Say Gay” Bill (HB 1557/SB 1834)
- The ‘Parental Rights in Education’ bill prohibits “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in the state’s primary schools.
- Will result in further stigmatization and isolation of, and undermine existing protections for LGBTQ+ youth.
- Passed FL Senate March 8, 2022. Currently on its way to Governor DeSantis’ desk for signature or veto.
- Sponsored by Joseph Harding (R), J. David Borrero (R), Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R), Randall Fine (R), Christopher Latvala (R), Randall Maggard (R), Spencer Roach (R), Rick Roth (R), John Snyder (R)
Status: Passed 3/29/22
Read more about HB 1557/SB 1834
“Stop WOKE Act” (HB7/SB148)
- Censors protected speech in classrooms and workplaces with more than 15 employees by censoring honest dialogue about systemic racism, gender, and race discrimination
- Florida’s employment discrimination statutes would allow employees the ability to file discrimination claims against an employer partaking in trainings or discussions including Black history, LGBTQ+ issues, and other concepts of injustice and discrimination.
Status: Pending, likely to pass
Read more about HB7/SB148
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (HB0211)
- Bans doctors and medical professionals from providing gender-affirming care to trans youth
- Includes mental health professionals providing gender-affirming therapy
Status: Dead/Failed 3/14/22
Read more about HB0211
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (HB747)
- Allows doctors and medical professionals to discriminate against trans youth by denying services that may not be in line with their religious beliefs
- Directly contradicts doctors’ Hippocratic oath of doing no harm to others
Status: Dead/Failed 3/14/22
Read more about HB747
Contact your Florida Representatives:
Find your FL Representative
FL Senator: Rick Scott
FL Senator: Marco Rubio
FL Governor: Ron DeSantis |
GEORGIA
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB435)
- Bans trans youth from participating in sports teams based on their identified gender
- Will block many trans youth from playing sports at all
Status: Pending
Read more on SB435
“Save Girls Sports Act” (SB266)
- Trans youth sports ban under the guise of “saving” women’s sports
- Bans trans youth from competing on the sports team that coincides with their identified gender
Status: Pending
Read more on SB266
Contact your Georgia Representatives:
Find your GA Representative
GA Senator: Raphael Warnock
GA Senator: Jon Ossoff
GA Governor: Brain Kemp |
IDAHO
“Genital Mutilation of a Child” (H.675)
- Makes it a felony for a doctor to provide age-appropriate, medically-necessary, best practice gender affirming care for transgender children.
- Passed by the Idaho House on March 8, 2022, currently on its way to the Idaho Senate for further consideration.
- Parents or individuals who take a child out of state for gender-affirming care would be committing a felony.
- Considered one of the most aggressive anti-trans bills in the U.S.
Status: Pending Senate approval
Read more about H.675
Contact your Idaho Representatives:
Find your ID Representative
ID Senator: Mike Crapo
ID Senator: James Risch
ID Governor: Brad Little |
INDIANA
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB484/HB 1041)
- Would “require that student athletic teams only include members who are of the same biological sex”
- Proposed under the guise of “enacting fairness in women’s sports”
- Senate passed this bill March 1, 2022
Status: Passed 3/8/22
Read more about SB484/HB 1041
Contact your Indiana Representatives:
Find your IN Representative
IN Senator: Todd Young
INSenator: Mike Braun
IN Governor: Eric Holcomb |
KANSAS
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB484)
- Would “require that student athletic teams only include members who are of the same biological sex”
- Proposed under the guise of “enacting fairness in women’s sports”
Status: Pending in House
Read more about SB484
Contact your Kansas Representatives:
Find your KS Representative
KS Senator: Roger Marshall
KS Senator: Jerry Moran
KS Governor: Laura Kelly |
KENTUCKY
Ban on Trans Kids in Sports (SB83/HB23)
- Requires schools to create sports teams based on their assigned gender at birth, including colleges
- As it includes colleges, this bill may be breaking NCAA rules, possibly preventing the KY teams from participating in sports and championship tournaments.
Status: Passed 4/13/22
Read more about SB83/HB23
Contact your Kentucky Representatives:
Find your KY Representative
KY Senator: Mitch McConnell
KY Senator: Rand Paul
KY Governor: Andy Beshear |
MISSISSIPPI
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB2728)
- Also called the “Mississippi Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act”
Status: Dead/Failed 2/1/22
Read more about SB2728
Contact your Mississippi Representatives:
Find your MS Representative
MS Senator: Roger Wicker
MS Senator: Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS Governor: Tate Reeves (Contact info at the bottom of the page) |
MISSOURI
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB781)
- Proposed under the name “Save Women’s Sports Act”
- Prohibits trans girls from competing in school sports
- Includes students up through college
Status: Pending
Read more about SB781
Trans Youth Sports Ban (HB217/HB2461)
- Would require trans students to play and compete on athletic teams grouped based on “biological sex” rather than their identified gender
- Would prevent many trans youth from playing academic sports
Status: Pending – likely to pass
Read more about HB217/HB2461
Gender Marker Change Ban (HB2086)
- Would restrict the update of gender markers on birth certificates of trans youth
- Proposed as a repeal of a subsection of current legislation that allows gender marker changes on birth certificates
Status: Pending
Read more about HB2086
Contact your Missouri Representatives:
Find your MO Representative
MO Senator: Roy Blunt
MO Senator: Josh Hawley
MO Governor: Mike Parson |
OKLAHOMA
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB331)
- Proposed “Save Women’s Sports Act”
- Would require trans students to play and compete on athletic teams grouped based on “biological sex” rather than their identified gender
Status: Pending
Read more about SB331
Gender Marker Non-Binary Ban (SB1100)
- Would restrict the update of gender markers on birth certificates to strictly male or female
- Prohibits non-binary designation
Status: Pending
Read more about SB1100
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (SB676)
Status: Pending
Read more about SB676
“Don’t Say Gay or Trans” (SB1654)
- Prohibits schools from discussing or using teaching materials that question students about their gender or sexuality
- If passed, will go into effect July 1, 2022
- Sponsored by Shane Jett (R)
Status: Pending
Read more about SB1654
Contact your Oklahoma Representatives:
Find your OK Representative
OK Senator: James Lankford
OK Senator: Jim Inhofe
OK Governor: Kevin Stitt |
SOUTH DAKOTA
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB46)
- Bans trans youth from participating in sports
- Proposed as “An Act to protect fairness in women’s sports”
- Hundreds of SD citizens protested this bill
- Passed and signed into law February 4, 2022
Status: Passed 2/4/22
Read more about SB46
Trans Youth Sports Ban (HB1006)
- Would force trans youth to play on the sports team categorized by their “biological gender”
- Proposed under the guise of “saving women’s sports”
- Withdrawn on February 7, 2022, but could be reintroduced
Status: Dead/Withdrawn 2/7/22
Read more about HB1006
Trans Youth Sports Ban (HB1005)
- Bans trans youth from public school multi-occupancy rooms and sleeping rooms
- Proposed under the guise of “protecting women”
- Hundreds of SD citizens protested this bill
- Died in Committee on February 8, 2022, but could be reintroduced at a later time
Status: Pending, likely to pass
Read more about HB1005
Contact your South Dakota Representatives:
Find your SD Representative
SD Senator: Mike Rounds
SD Senator: John Thune
SD Governor: Kristi Noem |
TENNESSEE
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (HB578/SB657)
- Proposed as an ammendment to a current TN law
- Bans medical professionals from providing gender-affirming health care for trans youth
- Would punish health care providers for providing trans youth recognized Standards of Care
Status: Pending
Read more about HB578/SB657
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (SB2696)
- Proposed as an amendment to a current TN law under the the guise of protecting youth
- Bans medical professionals from providing gender-affirming health care for trans youth
- Would punish health care providers for providing trans youth recognized Standards of Care
Status: Pending
Read more about SB2696
Trans Youth Health Care Ban (SB2835)
- Ban on healthcare for trans youth that would punish doctors for providing medically recognized standards of care
Status: Pending
Read more about SB2835
Trans Youth Sports Ban (HB2316)
- Prohibits males from participating in public school sports designed for females
- Will create a cause of action for violations that deprives students the opportunity to play and compete in academic sports
- Includes middle schools, high schools, and post-secondary schools
Status: Pending
Read more about HB2316
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB2153)
- Prohibits males from participating in public school sports designed for females
- Will create a cause of action for violations that deprives students the opportunity to play and compete in academic sports
- Includes middle schools, high schools, and post-secondary schools
Status: Pending
Read more about SB2153
“Don’t Say Gay or Trans” (HB800)
Status: Pending
Read more about HB800
Trans Youth Healthcare Ban (HB2835)
- Ban on healthcare for trans youth that would punish doctors for providing medically recognized standards of care
Status: Pending
Read more about HB2835
“Don’t Say Gay or Trans” (HB1895)
Status: Passed 4/12/22
Read more about HB1895
Contact your Tennessee Representatives:
Find your TN Representative
TN Senator: Marsha Blackburn
TN Senator: Bill Hagerty
TN Governor: Bill Lee |
TEXAS
Religious Exemption Bills (SB247, SB738, HB1424, HB3083)
- Will allow individuals to refuse services to LGBTQ+ individuals based on “religious reasons.”
Status: Pending
Gender Marker Change Ban (SB1148)
- Prohibits any minor from amending their birth certificate to match their gender identity
Status: Pending
* Find more information on the 30+ similar anti-LGBTQ+ bills targeting trans people–particularly trans youth proposed in TX in 2022 and their progress at EqualityTexas.org
Anti-trans/LGBTQ+ bills that have died/failed: HB 1458, HB 3455, HB 4042, HB 4043, SB 29, SB 373, HB 68, HB 1399, HB 2693/SB 1311, HB 4014/SB 1646, HB610, HB70, HB3955, HB3955, HB4522, HJR33, HJR6, HB 369
Contact your Texas Representatives:
Find your TX Representative
Senator: Ted Cruz
Senator: John Cornyn
Governor: Greg Abbott |
VIRGINIA
Trans Youth Sports Ban (SB766)
- Would prevent trans youth from playing academic sports with other members of their identified gender.
- Provides civil penalties for students and schools that suffer harm as a violation of the bill
Status: Dead/Failed 3/12/22
Read more on SB766
Contact your Virginia Representatives:
Find your VA Representative
Senator: Mark Warner
Senator: Tim Cane
Governor: Glenn Youngkin |
More resources for tracking state legislative anti-trans bills:
Equalityfederation.org/Athletic
Anti-transgender student athletics bans
Equalityfederation.org/Medical
Anti-transgender medical care bans
Freedom For All Americans
Anti-Transgender legislation tracker by state
LegiScan Bill Tracking
Bringing People to the Process
Transequality.org
National Center for Transgender Equality’s anti-Transgender legislation tracker by state