"Terrifying": GOP unleashes wave of anti-trans bills nationwide. Here's what they're planning...https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/terrifying-gop-unleashes-wave-of-anti-trans-bills-nationwide-heres-what-theyre-planning/ 🔗John Russell (9 March 2026)
Nearly a dozen bills targeting transgender rights have been introduced or passed in state legislatures across the U.S. in the first week of March.
Missouri could ban trans people from public facilities of all sorts
H.B. 2536 would not only require "correctional centers, juvenile detention facilities, public buildings, public elementary and high schools, shelters for victims of domestic violence, and state institutions of higher education" to ban trans people from using single-sex facilities that do not correspond with their sex assigned at birth, it also amends existing statutory definitions of "female," "male," and "sex" based on an individuals reproductive system.
Kentucky could ban transgender people from teaching
Kentucky's S.B. 351, introduced by state Sen. Gex Williams (R) on March 2, would essentially ban transgender people from teaching in the state.
The proposed law would prohibit the state's Education Professional Standards Board from issuing or renewing teaching licenses for "individuals who have been treated for or diagnosed with a disorder that is excluded from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990."
Florida could ban LGBTQ+ and Black public observance events
S.B. 1134 would ban local governments from using taxpayer dollars to fund or promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The bill, approved by the state Senate on March 4, defines DEI as any effort to "promote or adopt training, programming or activities designed or implemented with reference to race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation."
West Virginia's bill would fine and imprison drag and transgender stage performers
Iowa GOP seeks to end LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination ordinances
New Hampshire considers jailing trans bathroom users
U.S. House GOP bill would start a flood of anti-trans sports lawsuits
