There were 191 anti-LGBT+ bills filed in the US in 2021, which was the worst year on record, but 2022 has overtaken that figure in just two-and-a-half months.
This year, 65 per cent of these bills specifically targeted trans folk.
The number of bills attacking the rights of queer folk has been accelerating rapidly since 2018, when 41 were filed across the country.
But the legislation against LGBT+ people does not seem to be a reflection of public opinion – this year, research has shown that 79 per cent of Americans support discrimination protections for LGBT+ folk and 68 per cent support same-sex marriage, while more Americans than ever before identify as LGBT+.
In reality, LGBT+ rights have become political pawns, as right-wing lawmakers try to garner support from religious conservatives.
We have a growing fascism problem here in the US that desperately needs to be addressed.
