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frameacloudContent warning: sexism against transgender people.
This is a follow-up on our blog's post from February 22, about three of the anti-transgender bills in the US that also oppose alterhumans. According to LegiScan, North Dakota House Bill 1522 will be heard in a committee hearing on Wednesday, March 15, at 10:30 AM in Fort Lincoln. The state offers live video of floor sessions, standings, and meetings. Also, you can see previous video recordings associated with this bill here. For example, people who testified for or against the bill. The bill would prohibit school boards and teachers from a variety of actions supporting transgender students. As it was introduced, the bill also would prohibit school boards and teachers from "Adopt[ing] a policy establishing or providing a place, facility, school program, or accommodation that caters to a student's perception of being any animal species other than human." This line was likely inspired by a conservative urban legend claiming that schools provide litter boxes for students who identify as cats, as if that is the next step in a slippery slope when schools allow transgender students to use the appropriate restrooms. In the newest draft of this bill, this portion about animals has been deleted, but the bill is still a threat to transgender students. It is just one of the 440 anti-transgender bills in the US right now. Two others of these bills are also still anti-alterhuman: IN SH 380 (implicitly, according to its writer), and OK SB 943, which specifically mentions furries. If you discover that any of the other bills are anti-alterhuman, please let us know in a comment.
This is a follow-up on our blog's post from February 22, about three of the anti-transgender bills in the US that also oppose alterhumans. According to LegiScan, North Dakota House Bill 1522 will be heard in a committee hearing on Wednesday, March 15, at 10:30 AM in Fort Lincoln. The state offers live video of floor sessions, standings, and meetings. Also, you can see previous video recordings associated with this bill here. For example, people who testified for or against the bill. The bill would prohibit school boards and teachers from a variety of actions supporting transgender students. As it was introduced, the bill also would prohibit school boards and teachers from "Adopt[ing] a policy establishing or providing a place, facility, school program, or accommodation that caters to a student's perception of being any animal species other than human." This line was likely inspired by a conservative urban legend claiming that schools provide litter boxes for students who identify as cats, as if that is the next step in a slippery slope when schools allow transgender students to use the appropriate restrooms. In the newest draft of this bill, this portion about animals has been deleted, but the bill is still a threat to transgender students. It is just one of the 440 anti-transgender bills in the US right now. Two others of these bills are also still anti-alterhuman: IN SH 380 (implicitly, according to its writer), and OK SB 943, which specifically mentions furries. If you discover that any of the other bills are anti-alterhuman, please let us know in a comment.
