Anti-Trans Bills Cause Harm, Fear Even If They Fail, Advocates Say

by VCU CNS | POLITICS, QUEER RVA, RICHMOND NEWS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS

RICHMOND, Va. -- Anti-transgender legislation is on the rise nationwide and in Virginia. Even if proposed legislation fails, the vitriol that makes headlines impacts LGBTQ communities, advocates say. Legislation considered anti trans usually falls under efforts that...

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