More legislation targeting LGBT+ Americans was introduced within just the first few months of 2022 than in any other year. A majority of those state-level measures have sought to criminalise transgender healthcare and ban transgender children from participating in youth sports.
The legislative push – fuelled by influential conservative Christian groups and a “parental rights” agenda at the forefront of Republicans’ 2022 aspirations – has proven so pervasive within state legislatures this year that advocacy organisations tracking the bills have estimated as many as 600 measures affecting LGBT+ people may have been introduced.
