Implications ilo Arkansas Anti-Trans Legislature
Megan Breninger, translated by Janerose Ralpho
Kio elaplok jen jinon kinke elon juon rise visibility in transgender Americans im juon unmatched advocacy nan legal rights. Jekdroon k elaplok support, jukjuk bed eo an trans rej wonmanlak in fight nan equality. Ne kwar jaje, Arkansas ej forefront in implementing anti-trans legislation.
Ne kojainin research Arkansas’ recent government actions, etal nan articles kein nan katak elaplok ikijen recent bills rej target transgenders ilo Arkansas:
“Fairness in Women’s Sport” Act, sign ibben Government an Arkansas Asas Hutchinson ilo 25 raan in Maj 2021 yio.
Ej ban e korain im leddrik in transgender bwe ren jab maron in bok part ilo sport team ko ilo jikin jikuul ibben gender identity.
“Medical Ethics and Diversity” Act, sign ibben Gov an Arkansas Hutchinson nej katlok bwe health care professionals (eniwot doctors, pharmacists im insurance companies) refuse in kake non-emergency care ikijen “katak” ko aer make.
Lomak ko ikijen bill’s unethical medical concerns:
Arkansas “Jiban Adolescents jen Experimentation (SAFE)” Act, nej kottar an Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ilo Aprol 5 raan 2021.
Ne Gov. Hutchinson nej sign, enij ban gender-affirming care nan trans jaodrikdrik
Nan melele ko relaplok ikijen recent anti-trans legislation im the implications
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/28/us/transgender-rights-arkansas-tennessee-anti-trans-laws/index.html
Ne kojjab lukkin jela kon process kon wawein an juon bill erom juon law, etale nan link in lal nan katok kon process in, ej kake ibben State of Arkansas House of Representatives.
https://www.arkansashouse.org/learn/faqs/6/how-does-a-bill-become-a-law
Ilo NBC’s article, Rumba Yambu, director in Intravasive, juon group eo mwe ej jutak ilikin trans ilo juon state, ekar koman juon statement eo elap an aurok nan ad woj lomnak kake. Yambu ekar ba, “elap an bin bwe jen survive ijin, ne rejjela koman kein nan jiban koj”
Armij in trans rej ioon elon men ko rebin nan ir eniwot kabok juon jikin eo ejokane im inclusive jabdrewot jikin renij ilok e lak im jaikuj in kakomanman lak acceptance im quality in life ibben indiduals, ejjab restrict ir. Enij lon bujin health disparities armij in transgender rej iooni, ekoba level ko ikijen sexual abuse im kakkure. Eniwot Arkansas Legislature ej wonmanlok pass discriminatory anti-trans kein, mistrust in professionals im enij risk armij in transgender enij avoid seeking professional jiban elikin kakkure enij kajur lak. Advocating nan survivors enij extends elaplok jen kakkure. Melelein jenij aikuj jerbal ibben dron nan kadriklok pre-existing health disparities ilo jukjuk bed in m fight nan ir nan jiban society.
Ne kojainin read link kein lon, ij kajjitok bwe kon read. Komaron jiban veto ban on gender-affirming care nan jaodrikdrik in trans ilo elon kein wawein:
- Contact e governor
Call e obij en an governor ilo 501-682-2345 im email ilo asa.hutchinson@governor.arkansas.gov im ba nan e k aikuj in veto bill in
- Konono ikijen men kein ilo platform eo am
Tips nan allies rej bed ije: https://www.glaad.org/transgender/allies
- Jiban raise jaan nan imending lawsuit/ donate nan
- ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/give/now?ms_aff=NAT&initms_aff=NAT&ms=web_horiz_nav_hp&initms=web_horiz_nav_hp&ms_chan=web&initms_chan=web&redirect=node/65102
Nan melele ko relaplok ikijen wawein am maron in jiban etal nan link eo:
https://www.seventeen.com/life/a35978774/trans-healthcare-rights-organizations/
Bill update
Ilo Mandre, Aprol 5 raan, Governor Asa Hutchinson in Arkansas vetoed bill eo enij kar koman gender affirming surgeries im uno illegal nan jaodrikrik in trans. Hutchinson’s rejection was noted by Raquel Willis, juon transgender activist, ej juon significant sign nan “jukjuk in bed eo an trans im aelop supporters {nan lale} enij energy nan komane juon impact.” Botaab, fight eo aikuj in wonmanlak kinke rainin, Aprol 7, 2021, Arkansas House of Representatives (72-25) im Arkansas Senate (25-8) nej maron override Gov. Hutchinson’s veto kon majority vote. Kin menin, bill in naj tel nan effect ilikin 90 raan nan General Assembly recesses ilo Aprol 30 raan.
Ilo Senate’s session, Senator Clarke Tucker enij konono kon overriding Gov. Hutchinson’s veto. Enij compare gender-affirming care ban nan past racial segregation kein im etale elemen etke armij rej kojerbale maron ko aer nan matter ko rejekkar kar jemaan. “Rainin, jejela k enana bills ko jemaan” Tucker ekar ba, “Armij ro elap an maron ilo state rej bully armij ro elap aer vulnerable armij ilo state. Im ij lomnak, naat enij bojrak? Ne jej iakwe ro rej iakwe koj make, kio ta eo ad reward? Ne kwoj lo juon stranger jerbal eo ad rej karuinene ki ir.”
“Ejjab unin ad lale won ‘ejimwe’. Ak melele ko remaron win, armij in trans im allies ko remaron win” Jude Ellison Sady Doyle ej jeki, renowned rijeje, “Armij in trans remaron fight nan jemlokin. Yet armij in trans rej juon numba jidrikin minority ilo country in, edriklak jen 1 percent jen jet etimates, im tobrak ko jen political fight rej bedbed ioon bujin armij in cis. Enij bedbed ion numba in cis rej wonmanlak ilo mour ko aer. Enin ej ta enij ba nan kwe: Rej.”
Note: Armij in cis rej ba ro rej ioon gender identity ej eniwot same sex assigned to them at birth.
“Bill kein rej opposed ibben organization dedicated nan ejmour ko an ajiri, ekoba American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiarty. National Association of Social Workers, im elaplok,” The Human Rights Campaign’s Wyatt Ronan, “Attack kein ioon jaodrikrik in transgender rej fueled ibben discrimination, ejjab facts.”
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