NC is Ready
to defeat anti-LGBTQ legislation in 2023!
During the 2023 legislative session at the NC General Assembly, a broad slate of anti-LGBTQ legislation was proposed targeting LGBTQ+ North Carolinians for discrimination and exclusion in a wide range of areas, from education to health care to public spaces. Below are the bills that passed and became law.
Anti-Transgender Healthcare Ban
This bill prohibits the initiation of gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 18. It does not prohibit access to mental health care, and it allows transgender youth who were receiving care as of August 1 to continue receiving that care.
Law Excluding Transgender Students from School Sports
This law directly attacks transgender youth in schools who seek to participate in sports by requiring students on middle, high school, and intercollegiate sport teams to participate in a team aligned with the sex assigned at birth.
North Carolina’s “Don’t Say LGBTQ+”
This law targets educators, healthcare professionals, and LGBTQ+ youth and families, with several major restrictions: (1) mandatory reporting if a child comes out as transgender and gender non-conforming, (2) forcing teachers to make curriculum and lesson plans available for review by parents (3) prohibiting teaching on LGBTQ+ topics in school classroom curriculum from grades K-4.
Get Support for Trans Youth
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Families of Trans Youth: Access Resources
As we grapple with the passage of HB808, which prohibits the initiation of gender-affirming care for trans youth under 18, the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project is here to help. Learn more and request resources here.
Share Your Story
Personal stories can be impactful in the fight for LGBTQ equality – and we want to hear from you to reject discriminatory legislation, including a new wave of bills targeting trans youth. Have you faced discrimination because of your LGBTQ identity, or do you want to share your story of why you support protections and oppose discrimination? Share with us here.