Washington, D.C. — Transgender people for America dey face plenty wahala as new laws dey try cut their rights. From military to sports and healthcare, e don turn big matter wey dey cause talk for everywhere.
Military Service
Dem talk say government fit bring back law wey no go allow transgender people serve for military again. If dem do am, e go stop plenty people wey wan serve di country from doing so. People wey dey fight for transgender rights don vex say this one na serious backslide for equality.
School and Sports Matter
Di U.S. House of Representatives don pass one bill wey dem dey call "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act." This law wan make transgender girls no fit play for female sports team for schools wey dey collect federal money.
Di law dey try change Title IX, di law wey dey stop gender discrimination for schools, by saying na only "reproductive biology at birth" go determine pesin gender. People wey dey support di law talk say e go help keep fairness for women sports, but LGBTQ+ groups dey para, say di law na discrimination.
Healthcare Palava
Many states don ban or wan ban healthcare for transgender children. Dem talk say children no go fit get puberty blockers or hormone therapy again. Di law go affect children under 18 wey need gender-affirming care.
Doctors and activists talk say di care dey save lives and dey help transgender children mental health. But people wey support di ban talk say dem wan protect children from decisions wey dem fit regret later. Di matter go soon reach di Supreme Court.
Bathroom Wahala
Even for public toilet, transgender people dey face new wahala. Some lawmakers dey try bring law wey go stop dem from using toilet wey match their gender identity. For example, dem wan do law for U.S. Capitol wey go make transgender people use toilet of di gender dem born with.
How Di Community Dey React
LGBTQ+ people and groups no dey happy at all. Dem dey organize protests and legal action to fight di new laws. Human Rights Campaign don talk say all dis law na attempt to erase transgender people from public life.
"We dey see wetin no suppose dey happen," HRC president Sarah Ellis talk. "E no make sense to dey attack people because of who dem be."
As di matter dey hot, America dey face big questions about fairness, human rights, and how government fit enter personal matter. For transgender people, di fight na about di right to live di life wey dem choose without fear.
