Watch Senator Tucker's amazing floor speech that results in Arkansas' bathroom ban getting pulled back into committee. He convinced the senate that is 80% Republican to retreat with words alone.
I am so grateful what you do as a mother of a transgender woman. I am happy that she is living as her true self as it has made her happy for the first time in her life. She said even though she is fearful, she doesn't think she would be alive if she couldn't be who and present as she was meant to be.
It's...something. But it feels like we're cheering over crumbs. Like "At least they didn't pass the _worst_ bathroom bill in the country." Things are so bad that this not passing basically on a technicality (i.e. missing text in sections) is a victory.
I am so grateful what you do as a mother of a transgender woman. I am happy that she is living as her true self as it has made her happy for the first time in her life. She said even though she is fearful, she doesn't think she would be alive if she couldn't be who and present as she was meant to be.
Absolutely incredible speech I was riveted for every word.
It was incredible watching it live.
I can only imagine the horror show that will be the language of the final bill somehow only pinpointing trans people in some horrific degrading way.
Great reporting once again!
It's...something. But it feels like we're cheering over crumbs. Like "At least they didn't pass the _worst_ bathroom bill in the country." Things are so bad that this not passing basically on a technicality (i.e. missing text in sections) is a victory.