Cyndi Lauper blasts rise in anti-LGBTQ+ bills: “This is how Hitler started”
The Hill. “Equality for everybody, or nobody’s really equal.“This is how Hitler started,” she continued, “just weeding everybody out.”“I don’t think it’s a good idea what they’re doing but, you know, you just have to keep fighting for civil rights,” Lauper, 69, said.“I guess that’s the way it is in this country.
Started out like that, didn’t it?” In the last couple of years, 18 different states have introduced laws banning trans girls from competing in women’s sports.
In recent months, five states have introduced laws banning gender-affirming care for minors, including Arkansas, Utah, and Mississippi.In addition to this, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said it was monitoring the progress of 385 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in 38 different states.
This is an increase on the 278 it monitored in 2022 (many of which failed).The singer became the first-ever honoree with the UN’s High Note Global Prize.The legislation largely targets schools and healthcare, but also drag queens.For example, Texas is debating 29 different pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
