US: Advocacy Group Declares Emergency for LGBTQ+ Community

Facts

• For the first time in its 40-year history, the US advocacy group Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for the LGBTQ+ community, citing an alleged "unprecedented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults."¹
• The declaration also cited the passage of over 75 laws in over 12 states that target the community, as well as at least 525 LGBTQ+ bills introduced in 41 states, including 220 specifically targeting transgender people.²
• Along with the declaration, HRC will also roll out a digital guidebook, which includes health and safety measures, an outline of states' laws, "know your rights" facts, and information for LGBTQ+ travelers and those living in certain states.³
• The guidebook also includes instructions on filing civil rights complaints, tips for moving and finding employment, and details on how to participate in local advocacy.⁴
• The laws HRC is responding to include GOP-led bills ranging from restricting pronoun usage and bathroom access to medical care, such as the pending Louisiana bill that would bar K-12 teachers from teaching sexual orientation and gender identity topics.⁵
• This comes alongside Pride Month, with pride organizers in some Florida towns canceling events for the month following a series of LGTBQ+ bills.¹

Sources: ¹Axios, ²The Hill, ³CNN, ⁴Associated Press, and ⁵Breitbart.

Narratives

• Progressive narrative, as provided by Human Rights Campaign. The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the US is very real and incredibly dangerous to both the physical, emotional, and political safety of gender and sexual minorities. That being said, whether they're in hostile territories like Florida, or the many other states that welcome LGBTQ+ people, HRC and its allies are prepared to fight tooth and nail to restore the legal and healthcare rights they've fought for and achieved over the decades.
• Conservative narrative, as provided by Restoring America. The growing cries of victimhood from so-called LGBTQ+ advocates are a façade to mask an extreme political movement that many LGBTQ+ members don't identify with. The woke, modern activists — spearheaded by the newer, more radical transgender movement — frequently attack Christianity and biology, have led to the confusion and sexualization of children, and aim replace the longstanding moral code of the West with an atheistic liberal moral order.

Predictions