Hundreds of LGBTQ Alabamians and their allies marched across downtown Montgomery in protest against what they call anti-trans legislation.
from places where children could be present. The bill was approved by the House State Government Committee and awaits action on the House floor.
“These laws are being used to erase trans people. These laws are being eradicated to erase what has been a part of your history for millennia,” said Sharon, a Birmingham drag queen., which prohibits discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation from public school classrooms. The bill was approved by the House Education Policy Committee and awaits action on the House floor.
“They are about removing the entire generation of LGBTQ+ people, silencing us, and forcing us to go back into the shadows,” said Camarion Anderson-Harvey, the Alabama Representative for the Human Rights Campaign. Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Jefferson County, is the state’s only openly gay lawmaker. He addressed the crowd.
“It is time for us to demand better government and representation that represents everybody,” said Rafferty.
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