How U.S. drag bans are shaping fears of rising hate, attacks in Canada
advocates are warning hundreds of similar bills before lawmakers are part of a “slippery slope” that could lead to further attacks on the community.Earlier this month, a federal judge appointed by former president Donald Trump ruled legislation bythat banned adult cabaret performances from public property or anywhere minors might be present was unconstitutional.
Kiss added the growing number of pieces of legislation being seen in the U.S. are “robbing an audience” of being able to see drag.“That’s policing and gatekeeping art forms that it’s not up for them to decide,” Kiss said, adding that it’s up to the parents to decide what is deemed appropriate for their children.Children have appeared to be the focus of several of the bills, with legislators often saying they are about protecting youth.
On June 6, a federal judge temporarily blocked portions of the Florida law banning transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, saying “gender identity is real” and there was no rational basis for denying patients treatment.Prior to the ruling, however, Equality Florida along with several other civil rights organizations issued travel advisories for members of the LGBTQ2 community visiting the state.
Two weeks ago, controversy erupted after a York Region school board decided not to raise the Pride flag, with Premier Doug Ford being urged to step in. Ford only reaffirmed his commitment to celebrate Pride.Egale Canada executive director Helen Kennedy said their organization has received hate and violent rhetoric in recent weeks as they’ve issued support for drag performers and transgender people.“We like to think, ‘Oh, it’s happening in the U.S.
Kennedy said Canadian lawmakers need to work together with the LGBTQ2 community in order to ensure bills and the rhetoric being seen in the U.S. aren’t going to move north.As more bills pass in the U.S. and the LGBTQ2 community call for action in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke out on June 8 at a Pride flag-raising on Parliament Hill, condemning the sharp rise in the laws he said are curtailing the rights of transgender people.
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