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The trio of state bills passed last week are meant to move the state in the"opposite direction" of those restricting LGBTQ youth, said Sen. Mike Simmons, the bills' sponsor and the first and only current"out" LGBTQ lawmaker in the Illinois Senate.
Illinois' neighbors to the west, Missouri and Iowa, have gone in a similar direction by restricting gender-affirming care and the bathrooms transgender students can use. "In the face of rising violence and bigotry toward the trans, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming community, providing support and recognition for those who identify as LGBTQ+ has never been more important," Gough said.
Young people in DCFS' care have"repeatedly" relayed to ACLU Illinois lobbyist Nora Collins-Mandeville"the challenges that they have with folks identifying their family members correctly or their own identities correctly," she said.
When the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion in June, the ruling included a concurring opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas that suggested the high court should review other precedent-setting rulings, including the 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
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