BATON ROUGE, La. This year, the government is debating a number of bills that target the LGBTQ community.
HB608 puts into state laws a description of a woman’s sex as what is assigned to them at birth. State Representative Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs, introduced the so-called Women’s Safety and Protection Act out of concern that trans women could harm biological women in places like locker rooms and bedrooms.
Attorney General Liz Murrill remarked, “I have had a family member in high class who has been forced to share private areas for people without being given the opportunity to also communicate my opposition.”
According to the bill, sex is defined as “an individual’s biological sex, either male or female, as observed or clinically verified at birth.” This Part may not be affected by identity identification and other personal words and be treated as synonyms or substitutes for sex.
It basically eliminates a child’s gender identity, and they are required to use public spaces that reflect their female at birth.
“Our goal is to give a clear message to Louisiana that it will protect its women and girls’ privacy, dignity, and protection,” Wilder said.
Domestic violence tents are included in the legislation, but a voice for the issue said they should be shut down because they fear federal money would force them to conform to gender identity. According to the advocate, 90% of the money for the homes comes from governmental organizations, and it would be bad for them to drop it. People are now separated from their families because of their protection, and they claim the transgender women’s health causing harm to natural women is not a problem they have encountered. Some of the most vulnerable groups of people are transgender people, and they can benefit from the support provided by these tents.
Legislation in Louisiana that would ban examination posters was postponed.
Transgender activists spoke about the risk that transgender people could face if they were forced into bedrooms where they felt they didn’t belong. Transgender children previously experience higher rates of suicide and mental illness.
“Sexual is defined in this act if we separate items by the way.” That child is content to some violence and needs to get change with the kids,” said Britain Forsyth.
Legislators did not object, so HB608 passed the whole House debate without much opposition.
The definition of marriage that is on the books that says it can only be between a man and a person was removed by HB98. The 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges selection has given national protections to similar-sex marriages, hence the law on the books is illegal. The president’s treatment of it was generally symbolic.
Despite national protections for identical-sexual relationships, state Rep. Josh Carlson, R-Lafayette, said the statute reflects Louisiana values. Obergefell may be overturned, and the law must remain on the novels, according to one Christian recommend. State Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, points to the ballot to throw that language in statute was over 20 years before and the shift in support for identical-sex marriage has been important.
The bill’s information, which could be addressed in the proposed legal agreement, was decided to be moved forward.
