Missouri Republicans File Over 20 Anti-LGBTQ Bills

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports:

Missouri Republican lawmakers have pre-filed more than 20 bills aimed at restricting LGBTQ rights ahead of the 2024 legislative session, which begins next month. One target for lawmakers appears to be removing the expiration date from the gender-affirming care ban and a grandfather clause that allowed minors to continue hormone therapy or puberty blockers if they were already prescribed them — even as many clinics across the state have already stopped providing this care to minors.

Another focus for some Republicans will be blocking or controlling discussions of LGBTQ issues and sexuality in the classroom. Legislation filed by state Sen. Rick Brattin would ban classroom discussions on gender identity or sexual orientation for students in kindergarten through third grade. Other bills attempt to restrict drag shows or performances, including a bill from Brattin that would ban children from drag shows. Violators of Brattin’s bill could be charged with a felony.

Read the full article. State Sen. Rick Brattin [photo above] last appeared here in 2017 when he declared that there’s a “distinction” between human beings and LGBTQ people. That earned him a scathing rebuke from the editorial board of the Kansas City Star. Last year Brattin ran for the US House, finishing second in the GOP primary.

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— St. Louis-area politics (@stlpolitics) December 14, 2023

‘I’m terrified.’ Missouri lawmakers file onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills for 2024 session.

Lawmakers have pre-filed more than 20 bills aimed at restricting LGBTQ rights ahead of the 2024 legislative session, which begins next month. https://t.co/22xa3nrbJY

— LGBTQ Commission of Kansas City (@LGBTQCommission) December 14, 2023

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