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Anti-Trans* Legislation: Weekly Newsletter [1]
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Date: 2025-01-27
It’s been one hell of a ride since the inauguration. Here’s an overview of what happened, and what to expect this coming week. Also, take a quick read of my Staying Sane in the Apocalypse, when you get a chance.
The “What is a Woman Act’, HB 32 , passed the House this past week and now heads to the Senate. It would define ‘male’ and ‘female’ into Wyoming law.
HB 121 , the bathroom ban in Montana, passed the House and has been referred to committee in the Senate.
The bill passed out of committee (as amended) and is back to the Senate floor for a vote.
There was a hearing on SB 235 in the Senate Judiciary Committee, on a bill that would broadly curtail any diversity and inclusion efforts in the state, to including any reference to “transgender ideology”.
The bill passed out of committee (as amended) and is back to the House floor for a vote.
There was a hearing on HB 2062 in the House Government Committee, on a bill to define ‘male’ and ‘female’ into Arizona law.
Two bills trying to end gender affirming care for minors have been introduced:
I am tracking all the impact of all of the anti-transgender Executive Actions on this page .
The Anti-Transgender Executive Order was signed this past Monday. It’s awful. My full write up of it is here ( part I ) and here ( part II ).
Agreed to hear the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor , where a group of parents from Maryland are seeking to opt their children out of being exposed to any LGBTQ-themed storybooks. Arguments have yet to be scheduled and there will be an opinion issued by the end of the term.
The Supreme Court does not have any opinion days scheduled this week.
There are no state legislatures beginning their annual sessions this week.
in session this week and no votes on pending legislation are expected to take place. The Senate
The House is not in session this week and no votes on pending legislation are expected to take place. The Senate will be in session all week.
Wednesday, January 29, SB 2244 , a “parent’s rights” bill permitting opt-out for any instruction regarding gender identity, is set for a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Tuesday, January 27: HB 1144 , a bill to expand the existing public school bathroom ban in North Dakota, is set for a hearing in the House Human Services Committee.
Tuesday, January 27: SB 164 , which would criminalize providing gender affirming care to minors under 16 years of age.
Thursday, January 30: HB 121 , the bathroom bill in Montana, is set for a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Tuesday, January 28: SB 63 , which would prohibit the use of state funds to ‘promote’ or provide gender affirming care for minors, is set for a hearing before the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee.
There are two bills in the Senate seeking to prevent transgender students from participating in school sports ( HR 28 and S. 9 ). It is unclear if either bill will be scheduled for a floor vote this week.
The ACLU, a long-time and present-day advocate for transgender rights in the courts, wants to know if you have been impacted by the new anti-transgender executive order—or have experienced any sort of discrimination because of your sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. You can contact them via this page .
Twelve years ago, Army 1st Lt. Alivia Stehlik walked the parade route for President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, making sure everything would go smoothly. Stehlik spent weeks planning for the Army’s role in the inaugural parade, training troops, and instructing a group of high-ranking generals and admirals on marching in step.
Six-foot-two, with a West Point pedigree, a Ranger tab, ramrod straight posture, and an infectious smile, Stehlik was an ideal instructor. As a ceremonies officer stationed at the Army’s Old Guard in Washington, D.C.—which guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, conducts military funerals at Arlington, and serves as the president’s ceremonial escort—Stehlik was an expert in marching. The generals and the admirals, on the other hand, needed some refreshers.
Once, Stehlik was training a female admiral who asked why there were no women in the Army’s honor guard. Back then, Stehlik presented as a man. She would transition years later, after the military allowed transgender troops to start serving openly.
Stehlik had wondered about the admiral’s question too — other services’ honor guards were mixed gender. But the Old Guard’s ceremonial company pulled exclusively from Army infantry, and women weren’t allowed in the infantry until 2016.
“Ma’am,” Stehlik told the admiral, “that’s way above my paygrade.”
Today, Stehlik, now a major, is waiting for another decision from far above her paygrade about who has the right to serve.
President Donald Trump made transgender issues a centerpiece of his campaign, promising to “stop the transgender lunacy” and “get transgender out of the military.” During his first term, Trump banned transgender people from serving in the military, though ultimately troops who had already transitioned—like Stehlik—were grandfathered in.
That may not be the case this time.
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