Anti-Transgender Bill Likely to Stall Out as Democrats Bust House Quorum

Democrats block anti-trans legislation by breaking quorum in Texas - Philadelphia Gay News

By Joe Reberkenny, Washington Blade Courtesy of the NLGBTQ Media Association As Texas House Democrats fled the state to prevent Republicans from gerrymandering Democratic-held districts to flip seats, they also blocked anti-transgender legislation from being considered simply by not showing up. More than 50 House Democrats left Texas on Sunday in an attempt to pause — if not kill — recent Republican-proposed and Trump-encouraged measures making …

Anti-Transgender Bill Likely to Stall Out as Democrats Bust House Quorum

The Texas Legislature is once again attempting to restrict transgender people from using the bathrooms of the gender they identify as in government buildings, prisons, shelters and schools, this time through Senate Bill 7, which was approved by the Senate State Affairs Committee Monday. While Republicans have attempted to pass transgender “bathroom bills” in the past, SB 7 introduces a rigid penalty system for any facility that does not comply…