Gender affirming care bans are sweeping red states. They target transgender youth in cruel ways and go against medical guidelines and standards of care. Georgia is the first "purple" state to do so.
To be fair, Walker lost not because of his stance on the trans community but due to activists getting the democratic voter base out to vote combined with just how incompetent he is. Almost 1.5 million less people turned out to vote in the run off compared to the initial election. In the end he lost by 2.7%. Trump lost by .24% and it was because of activists getting the democratic voter base out to vote. It's that GOP base that is driving these bills. Georgia seems like its purple but the reality is its a very very red state once you get outside of the metro areas. :(
Great analysis of a terrible bill. I'm in Georgia and we're in a lot of pain right now.
A Georgia Equality survey last week showed that 2/3 of Georgia voters, including 59% of Republicans, say they do not support this bill when it is described to them accurately. Republican lawmakers have deliberately misinformed the public and are moving away from their base.
We don’t do enough these politicians and their fake witnesses go into these hearings and call our kids mentally Ill , call parents abusive accuse us of mutilation and we take it we should be protesting their businesses , filing lawsuits after lawsuit the way republicans do instead everyone waits to see what the government is going to do so far all they do is say they have our backs
😪 why is ignorance contagious?
Why is the party in favor of less government always passing more laws for government to interfere in our lives?
Wish you had a “crying” emoji to express our feelings to all this nightmarish legislation being passed, instead of a “like” in the shape of a heart 😢😢
If only, Substack.
To be fair, Walker lost not because of his stance on the trans community but due to activists getting the democratic voter base out to vote combined with just how incompetent he is. Almost 1.5 million less people turned out to vote in the run off compared to the initial election. In the end he lost by 2.7%. Trump lost by .24% and it was because of activists getting the democratic voter base out to vote. It's that GOP base that is driving these bills. Georgia seems like its purple but the reality is its a very very red state once you get outside of the metro areas. :(
This is true but leaning on trans issues certainly didn't help!
Excellent coverage, Erin.
Great analysis of a terrible bill. I'm in Georgia and we're in a lot of pain right now.
A Georgia Equality survey last week showed that 2/3 of Georgia voters, including 59% of Republicans, say they do not support this bill when it is described to them accurately. Republican lawmakers have deliberately misinformed the public and are moving away from their base.
We don’t do enough these politicians and their fake witnesses go into these hearings and call our kids mentally Ill , call parents abusive accuse us of mutilation and we take it we should be protesting their businesses , filing lawsuits after lawsuit the way republicans do instead everyone waits to see what the government is going to do so far all they do is say they have our backs
We’re living Deep in the Heartless Dixie.
😢 Horrible