Texas Bid to Limit LGBTQ Rights Signals Pushback Against Biden
- Transgender participation in sports becomes new flashpoint
- More than 250 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in 33 states
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A drive by Texas lawmakers to restrict transgender participation in sports is the latest signal of pushback in Republican-led states as President Joe Biden champions expanded LGBTQ rights.
While the two Texas bills are stuck because of a walkout by the state’s House Democrats, they’re part of a growing trend of more than 250 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in 33 states this year. Of those, 25 were signed into law, according to the Human Rights Campaign -- the most in a year since the group began tracking the figures in 2015.