My biweekly segment, Erin Answers, where I answer all of the questions on transgender legislation, life, and what you can do to play a part in the fight.
I want to first give you a huge thanks for all of the work that you do for the trans community. You are a tremendous light and I want you to know that your work has helped me so much. At first, I took an eyes off approach to all of this because it was making me too anxious to function. That may have been due mostly to engaging on social media but regardless... I tried to push that away. However, I live in Texas and in order to protect myself, I know I need to actually know what's going on. With that said, I'm now looking into moving as soon as possible but I need to get my funds up in order to do that. Where I am going, I'm unsure yet but your maps make it much easier to research were I can go and what I can do.
[Update: Disregard. The California legislature is not going to allow this bill to move forward because the committee chair sees it for what it is.] Erin, I'm concerned that there is an anti trans bill proposed in California, AB 1314. I'm getting this from TrackTransLegislation.com which says it requires schools to out their students to their parents. ACLU tracker has it too. I've already contacted my state reps. I hope the forecast is that this bill will be summarily shot down given California's history.
Erin - I agree with your answer about the issue someday heading to SCOTUS, that’s the inevitable result when you have a plethora of laws pitting states against one another, and people fleeing states and becoming refugees in their own country. The thing is, the SCOTUS scenario is a scary one. In theory, there is a fragile 5-4 advantage based on Bostock (2020), assuming those five justices voted the same way in the future. But if even one of them were replaced by a future GOP administration, then trans people would be completely sunk. It just seems like the staunchest conservatives on the court are not likely to ever show any sympathy for trans rights
Hi Erin!
I want to first give you a huge thanks for all of the work that you do for the trans community. You are a tremendous light and I want you to know that your work has helped me so much. At first, I took an eyes off approach to all of this because it was making me too anxious to function. That may have been due mostly to engaging on social media but regardless... I tried to push that away. However, I live in Texas and in order to protect myself, I know I need to actually know what's going on. With that said, I'm now looking into moving as soon as possible but I need to get my funds up in order to do that. Where I am going, I'm unsure yet but your maps make it much easier to research were I can go and what I can do.
Thank you!
[Update: Disregard. The California legislature is not going to allow this bill to move forward because the committee chair sees it for what it is.] Erin, I'm concerned that there is an anti trans bill proposed in California, AB 1314. I'm getting this from TrackTransLegislation.com which says it requires schools to out their students to their parents. ACLU tracker has it too. I've already contacted my state reps. I hope the forecast is that this bill will be summarily shot down given California's history.
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Erin - I agree with your answer about the issue someday heading to SCOTUS, that’s the inevitable result when you have a plethora of laws pitting states against one another, and people fleeing states and becoming refugees in their own country. The thing is, the SCOTUS scenario is a scary one. In theory, there is a fragile 5-4 advantage based on Bostock (2020), assuming those five justices voted the same way in the future. But if even one of them were replaced by a future GOP administration, then trans people would be completely sunk. It just seems like the staunchest conservatives on the court are not likely to ever show any sympathy for trans rights