LANSING, Mich., Sept. 4, 2025 — Under the Trump administration, there has been an increase in anti-trans policies and attacks against trans people are escalating across the country. This has been seen via restrictions to gender affirming health care, threats to civil rights, and denying people access to the facilities aligned with their gender identity. Today, House Republicans continued their anti-trans, anti-kids crusade by passing the latest in a growing number of bills introduced in the state and across the country with the goal of excluding transgender and nonbinary folks from public life. After this latest assault on trans folks, the Michigan Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus released the following statement:
“Instead of focusing on passing a final state budget to avert a government shutdown, House Republicans are using kids and queer folks as political pawns in an attempt to distract from their failures. These anti-trans policies are simply dangerous propaganda for their extremist agenda, aiming to divide people, manipulate the truth and get people so scared and confused that they don’t notice they’re cutting school lunches, gutting healthcare and upending our economy. Not to mention, these policies spread hate. Hating people because they look different than you or express themselves differently is just simply wrong.
“These are the facts: Michigan Republicans care more about scoring political points than they do about the wellbeing of students; gender affirming care saves lives; kids deserve guaranteed school meals; school districts need funding for safety and student mental health programs.
“We are focused on protecting civil rights. We are focused on protecting kids. We are focused on what really matters to the people of Michigan — making life more affordable, ensuring people have access to health care and making certain that families have food in the pantry.”
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