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Protect Trans Kids!

Trans kids are being bullied by lawmakers.

That’s the easiest way to put it.

Instead of working to end the pandemic, elected officials in states around the country continue to waste time and tax dollars by dehumanizing our kids.

They have brought forward bills to ban people who are trans from using the bathroom, from updating their legal I.D., from playing sports, and from accessing medical care.

These bills are discriminatory. They are degrading.
They are immoral. They are unkind.

THEY MUST BE STOPPED!

As PFLAGers, we are taking action to

#ProtectTransKids!

Take action now.

Tell your elected officials to #ProtectTransKids. Ask them to support and to vote NO if these bad bills come up for a vote.

Thank you for supporting LGBTQ+ people - and thanks especially for supporting trans kids!

Fill out this form to send an email or Tweet to your representatives in your state. On the next page, you can customize the letter to add your own story about why this is important to you.

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Arizona State House

Subject: Vote NO on SB1165

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Florida House Committees

Subject: Vote NO on HB1557

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Indiana State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on HB1041

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Georgia State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on SB435

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Alabama State House

Subject: Vote NO on SB184/HB266

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Dear Representative, As a PFLAG member and a proud Alabaman that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about SB184 and HB266, which would bar necessary healthcare treatments for transgender kids like mine. It is important to protect the public from harm, but these bills do exactly the opposite. They criminalize the treatment of transgender people, and in some cases encourages potentially unnecessary medical procedures on intersex children. Legislators in Montgomery need to get out of my doctor’s office and leave medical decisions to be made between my family and our medical providers. “I don’t believe in it,” is not a defense for preventing your child from accessing safe, affirming, and best-practice medical care. When you hear someone say they want to “de-transgender” a person, the word they mean is “de-humanize.” That is exactly what these bills would do to kids by removing access to safe and life-affirming medical care. It is just as clear to parents as it is to the American Academy of Pediatrics that a child already has a strong sense of their gender between the ages of 3 and 5. Working with a doctor closely throughout childhood and puberty to help a transgender child continue to live their authentic and full life is safe, medically sound, affirming—and can be life-saving. I am a parent, and I’m concerned about kids too, but we are in the middle of a pandemic. As your constituent, I urge you to focus on getting people vaccinated, opening schools, and putting our economy back on track. Don't waste time and tax dollars on dehumanizing transgender kids like mine. I love my Alabama home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to OPPOSE SB184 and HB266 and get back to work helping Alabamans.

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Arizona State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on SB1138

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Dear Senator, As a PFLAG member and a proud Arizonan that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about SB1138, which would bar necessary healthcare treatments for transgender kids like mine. It is important to protect the public from harm, but this bill does exactly the opposite. It criminalizes the treatment of transgender people, and in some cases encourages potentially unnecessary medical procedures on intersex children. Legislators in Phoenix need to get out of my doctor’s office and leave medical decisions to be made between my family and our medical providers. “I don’t believe in it,” is not a defense for preventing your child from accessing safe, affirming, and best-practice medical care. When you hear someone say they want to “de-transgender” a person, the word they mean is “de-humanize.” That is exactly what this bill would do to kids by removing access to safe and life-affirming medical care. It is just as clear to parents as it is to the American Academy of Pediatrics that a child already has a strong sense of their gender between the ages of 3 and 5. Working with a doctor closely throughout childhood and puberty to help a transgender child continue to live their authentic and full life is safe, medically sound, affirming—and can be life-saving. I am a parent, and I’m concerned about kids too, but we are in the middle of a pandemic. As your constituent, I urge you to focus on getting people vaccinated, opening schools, and putting our economy back on track. Don't waste time and tax dollars on dehumanizing transgender kids like mine. I love my Arizona home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to OPPOSE SB1138 and get back to work helping Arizonans.

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Ohio House Families, Aging, and Human Services Committee

Subject: Vote NO on HB454

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Dear Representative, As a PFLAG member and a proud Ohioan that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about HB454, which would bar necessary healthcare treatments for transgender kids like mine. It is important to protect the public from harm, but this bill does exactly the opposite. It criminalizes the treatment of transgender people, and in some cases encourages potentially unnecessary medical procedures on intersex children. Legislators in Columbus need to get out of my doctor’s office and leave medical decisions to be made between my family and our medical providers. “I don’t believe in it,” is not a defense for preventing your child from accessing safe, affirming, and best-practice medical care. When you hear someone say they want to “de-transgender” a person, the word they mean is “de-humanize.” That is exactly what this bill would do to kids by removing access to safe and life-affirming medical care. It is just as clear to parents as it is to the American Academy of Pediatrics that a child already has a strong sense of their gender between the ages of 3 and 5. Working with a doctor closely throughout childhood and puberty to help a transgender child continue to live their authentic and full life is safe, medically sound, affirming—and can be life-saving. I am a parent, and I’m concerned about kids too, but we are in the middle of a pandemic. As your constituent, I urge you to focus on getting people vaccinated, opening schools, and putting our economy back on track. Don't waste time and tax dollars on dehumanizing transgender kids like mine. I love my Ohio home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to OPPOSE HB454 and get back to work helping Ohioans.

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Kentucky State House

Subject: Vote NO on HB23

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Kentucky State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on SB83

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Missouri State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on SB781

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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt

Subject: Governor Stitt, please VETO SB615 and HB1074

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Dear Governor Stitt, As a PFLAG member and a proud Sooner that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about SB615 and HB1074. SB615 forces school counselors to out children to their parents, regardless of the child's wishes, and bars trans kids like mine from using the bathroom which conforms with their gender identity. HB1074 censors our students' education. Students deserve safety, and instead a committee of grown adults decided that they would take steps to ensure LGBTQ+ like mine are even less safe. When 40% of homeless youth in our state are LGBTQ+, the problem is not the school, it's parents who put their child out on the street. This is potentially life-threatening legislation for students in non-affirming households. Don't take away important safety nets for our kids by making schools less safe for them. Governor Stitt, transgender or not, everyone goes to the bathroom. All students, no matter their race or genders, deserve to live with dignity and respect. The “potty talk” some lawmakers use is meant to sow fear and divide us. We can do better! In fact, schools all around the country, including here in Oklahoma, have let trans kids use the correct restroom for YEARS without incident. Please don't ignore this evidence and deny dignity to trans kids. I love my Oklahoma home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to VETO SB615 and get back to work helping Sooners.

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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster

Subject: VETO H. 4608

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Tennessee House Finance Committee

Subject: Vote NO on HB2316

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Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey

Subject: Please VETO SB184 and HB322

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Dear Governor Ivey, As a PFLAG member and a proud Alabaman that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about SB184, which bars necessary healthcare treatments for transgender kids like mine, and HB322, which keeps kids like mine from using the correct bathroom at school. I am a parent, and I’m concerned about kids too. It is important to protect the public, especially children, from harm, but these bills do exactly the opposite. Trans people are people, and they deserve all the rights and privileges to live authentically as all other people. Anything less is discrimination. These bills, SB184 and HB322, are built on a lie intended to dehumanize people who are transgender. A trans person deserves the right to go to the bathroom. Trans people deserve access to the healthcare they need. It doesn’t get more personal than that. SB184 and HB322 will do nothing to protect the health and well-being of children in Alabama, but by keeping trans kids out of the bathroom with aligns with their gender identity and criminalizing their healthcare treatment, these bills will hurt my kids and kids like them all around this state and, furthermore, will spell out that Alabama is small, backward, and mean-spirited. “I don’t believe in it,” is not a defense for preventing my child from accessing safe, affirming, and best-practice medical care, and barring them from the correct school restrooms. When you hear someone say they want to “de-transgender” a person, the word they mean is “de-humanize.” That is exactly what these bills would do to kids by removing access to safe and life-affirming medical care, and forcing them to use a restroom that doesn't align with their gender identity. Legislators in Montgomery need to get out of my doctor’s office and out of my kid's school bathroom and leave medical and other private decisions to be made between my family and our medical providers. I love my Alabama home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to VETO SB184 and HB322 and get back to work helping Alabamans.

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Tennessee State House

Subject: Vote NO on SB2153

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TN Governor Bill Lee

Subject: VETO HB1895

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Pennsylvania State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on SB1191 and HB972

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Dear Representative, As a PFLAG member and a proud Pennsylvanian that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about SB1191 and HB972, which keep kids like mine from playing sports. I am a parent, and I’m concerned about kids too, but we are in the middle of a pandemic. As your constituent, I urge you to focus on getting people vaccinated, opening schools, and putting our economy back on track. Don't waste time and tax dollars on dehumanizing transgender kids like mine. This bill goes against what participating in sports is all about: learning to play, doing your best, and being part of a team. By keeping kids from playing sports - and redefining gender in order to do it - SB1191 and HB972 would only spell out that Pennsylvania is small, backward, and mean-spirited. I love my Pennsylvania home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to OPPOSE SB1191 and HB972 and get back to work helping Pennsylvanians.

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Louisiana State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on SB44

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New Hampshire State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on HB1431

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Dear Senator, As a PFLAG member and a proud Granite Stater that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about HB1431, which removes community protections for kids like mine and targets public education. Whether we are Black, brown or white, Native or newcomer, transgender or not, we all want the freedom to be ourselves. HB1431 represents an effort for legislators to hold onto power by dividing us -- falsely pitting "parents' rights" against the rights of my kids and kids like them to have a safe and supportive educational environment. The truth is, we should help empower our kids to learn and decide for themselves and make New Hampshire schools places where kids are all free to thrive. HB1431 would give a parent the final word on their child's health, education, and welfare – even if it meant the child was put at risk or danger. HB1431 would allow parents to poison their children without recourse, or force their kids into unethical so-called "conversion therapy", or prevent children from reaching out to trusted adults in the community. Parents have rights – and so do children. Children have the right to a safe, healthy, and supportive environment, and to receive a strong education that prepares them to meet the challenges of the future. Parents have a responsibility to provide their children with the family support, healthy environments, and robust education they need, and our community has a responsibility to ensure children are cared for in a safe and loving way. Parents already have ample rights enumerated in law – as the NH Department of Education stated in the House bill analysis. HB1431 does not protect my rights as a parent; it undermines community protections for children. We have a responsibility to ensure childrens’ safety and education. HB 1431 removes community protections for children by restricting their rights of LGBTQ+ students like mine from living their life fully and openly. I love my New Hampshire home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to OPPOSE HB1431 and get back to work helping Granite Staters.

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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu

Subject: VETO HB1431

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Dear Governor Sununu, As a PFLAG member and a proud Granite Stater that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about HB1431, which removes community protections for kids like mine and targets public education. I am a parent, and I’m concerned about kids too, but we are in the middle of a pandemic. As your constituent, I urge you to focus on getting people vaccinated, opening schools, and putting our economy back on track. Don't waste time and tax dollars on dehumanizing kids in schools and limiting their exposure to an honest education. This bill would give a parent the final word on their child's health, education, and welfare – even if it meant the child was put at risk or danger. HB1431 would allow parents to poison their children without recourse, or force their kids into unethical so-called "conversion therapy", or prevent children from reaching out to trusted adults in the community. Parents have rights – but so do children. Children have the right to a safe, healthy, and supportive environment, and to receive a strong education that prepares them to meet the challenges of the future. Parents have a responsibility to provide their children with the family support, healthy environments, and robust education they need, and our community has a responsibility to ensure children are cared for in a safe and loving way. Parents already have ample rights enumerated in law – as the NH Department of Education stated in the House bill analysis. HB1431 does not protect my rights as a parent; it undermines community protections for children. We have a responsibility to ensure childrens’ safety and education. HB 1431 removes community protections for children by restricting their rights of LGBTQ+ students like mine from living their life fully and openly. I love my New Hampshire home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to VETO HB1431 and get back to work helping Granite Staters.

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Oklahoma State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on SB615 and HB1074

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Dear Senator, As a PFLAG member and a proud Sooner that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about SB615 and HB1074. SB615 forces school counselors to out children to their parents, regardless of the child's wishes, and bars trans kids like mine from using the bathroom which conforms with their gender identity. HB1074 censors our students' education. Students deserve safety, and instead a committee of grown adults decided that they would take steps to ensure LGBTQ+ like mine are even less safe. When 40% of homeless youth in our state are LGBTQ+, the problem is not the school, it's parents who put their child out on the street. This is potentially life-threatening legislation for students in non-affirming households. Don't take away important safety nets for our kids by making schools less safe for them. Senator, transgender or not, everyone goes to the bathroom. All students, no matter their race or genders, deserve to live with dignity and respect. The “potty talk” some lawmakers use is meant to sow fear and divide us. We can do better! In fact, schools all around the country, including here in Oklahoma, have let trans kids use the correct restroom for YEARS without incident. Please don't ignore this evidence and deny dignity to trans kids. I love my Oklahoma home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to VETO SB615 and get back to work helping Sooners.

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly

Subject: Thank you for supporting trans kids!

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Ohio State Senate

Subject: Vote NO on HB151

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Dear Senator, As a PFLAG member and a proud Ohioan that cares about this state, I am deeply concerned about HB151, which keep kids like mine from playing sports, from kindergarten to college. I am a parent, and I’m concerned about kids too, but we have bigger problems right now. As your constituent, I urge you to focus on putting our economy back on track and keeping Ohioans safe. Don't waste time and tax dollars on dehumanizing transgender kids like mine. These bills go against what participating in sports is all about: learning to play, doing your best, and being part of a team. By keeping kids from playing sports - and redefining gender and imposing invasive body inspections on children in order to do it - HB151 would only spell out that Ohio is small, backward, and mean-spirited. I love my Ohio home, and I need you to represent all of your constituents, including my gender affirming family. I urge you to OPPOSE HB151 and get back to work helping Ohioans.

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Protect Trans Kids!

Trans kids are being bullied by lawmakers.

These bills are discriminatory. They are degrading.
They are immoral. They are unkind.

THEY MUST BE STOPPED!

As PFLAGers, we are taking action to

#ProtectTransKids!

Take action now.

Protect Trans Kids!

Protect Trans Kids!

We are not targeting any representatives in your district. But, you can still help!

Take action now and tell your Member of Congress to support the Equality Act!

Thank you!

The comment period for this document is now closed. But, you can still help!

Thank you for making your PFLAG voice heard!

Protect Trans Kids!

Trans kids are being bullied by lawmakers.

These bills are discriminatory. They are degrading. They are immoral. They are unkind.

THEY MUST BE STOPPED!

As PFLAGers, we are taking action to

#ProtectTransKids!

Take action now.

Protect Trans Kids!

Protect Trans Kids!

We are not targeting any representatives in your district. But, you can still help!

Take action now and tell your Member of Congress to support the Equality Act!

Thank you!

The comment period for this document is now closed. But, you can still help!

Thank you for making your PFLAG voice heard!

Want to do more to #ProtectTransKids?

Take action now and tell your Member of Congress to support the Equality Act!

Thank you!

These bills are discriminatory. They are degrading.
They are immoral. They are unkind.