Equality advocates have taken note of the record-shattering number of anti-LGBTQ laws that have already been passed this year — and the situation is poised to worsen. The Human Rights Campaign issued a press release stating that the previous record — 15 anti-LGBTQ laws in 2015 — was surpassed as of May 7, "as the seventeenth anti-LGBTQ bill was enacted into law." "In addition, 11 anti-LGBTQ bills are on governors' desks ... and several more are continuing to move through state legislatures across the country." Reuters summarized the plethora of bills, reporting that "seven of the laws restrict trans children from competing in sports, while others ban medical care for trans youth and allow parents to opt their children out of LGBT+-related subjects in school." Additionally, according to the HRC, "More than 250 LGBT+ rights-related bills have been introduced by state legislatures this year." GOP lawmakers are passing the measures, most of which focus on transgender people, in spite of recent polls that show a majority of Americans disagree. One poll, conducted by PBS NewsHour, NPR, and Marist, found that "two-thirds of Americans are against laws that would limit transgender rights." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍? ?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi , ?: Getty)

Equality advocates have taken note of the record-shattering number of anti-LGBTQ laws that have already been passed this year — and the situation is poised to worsen. The Human Rights Campaign issued a press release stating that the previous record — 15 anti-LGBTQ laws in 2015 — was surpassed as of May 7, "as the seventeenth anti-LGBTQ bill was enacted into law." "In addition, 11 anti-LGBTQ bills are on governors' desks ... and several more are continuing to move through state legislatures across the country." Reuters summarized the plethora of bills, reporting that "seven of the laws restrict trans children from competing in sports, while others ban medical care for trans youth and allow parents to opt their children out of LGBT+-related subjects in school." Additionally, according to the HRC, "More than 250 LGBT+ rights-related bills have been introduced by state legislatures this year." GOP lawmakers are passing the measures, most of which focus on transgender people, in spite of recent polls that show a majority of Americans disagree. One poll, conducted by PBS NewsHour, NPR, and Marist, found that "two-thirds of Americans are against laws that would limit transgender rights." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍? ?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi , ?: Getty)