Texas governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill to limit young trans people’s participation in school sports, meaning it will now become law.
Texas governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill to limit young trans people’s participation in school sports, meaning it will now become law.
Texas is likely to be the next state to ban trans youth from school sports after the Texas House approved HB 25 in a 76-54 vote.
21-year-old Kiér Laprí Kartier, a Black trans woman, is the 38th trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year.
44-year-old Miss CoCo is the 34th known trans or gender non-conforming person to have been violently killed in the US this year.
Lawmakers in Louisiana have voted against a bill that would prohibit trans students from participating in school sports.
Texas is due to become the latest American state to pass bills that will prohibit young trans people from participating in school sports.
Aidelen Evans, a 24-year-old black trans woman, is the 30th known trans person to have been killed in the US this year.
Texas has elected its first out gay black officeholder in history.
Tiffany Thomas, a 38-year-old black trans woman, was shot to death in Dallas, Texas, on April 24.
22-year-old Iris Santos, a Latinx trans woman, was shot to death in Houston, Texas, on April 23.