Marjorie Taylor Greene Sounds Alarm on 'Apocalyptic' Trans Bill of Rights
Marjorie Taylor Greene railed against a new bill that would strengthen protections for the transgender community across the United States.Representative Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat, introduced the Trans Bill of Rights to the House of Representatives late last month.
If passed, it would provide a framework for new legal protections to the transgender community by updating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include gender identity and taking other actions to ensure equal treatment.The resolution came as many in the LGBTQ+ community have raised new concerns about rising anti-transgender rhetoric and policies from conservatives.
A number of Republican-led states have passed legislation that advocates warn chips away at transgender rights. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), at least 452 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across the country.Jayapal's legislation was met with condemnation from Greene, a Georgia Republican who has become a leading conservative voice in Congress and has opposed LGBTQ+ rights.
In a series of tweets posted Monday morning, Greene spoke out against the bill, which she said is a "weapon to destroy all of our rights.""They want to amend the Civil Rights Act, the Fair Housing Act, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to ban discrimination based on gender identity," Greene wrote. "That means Trans become a protected class and women's rights are totally and completely annihilated.
