Chants of ‘Shame!’ After Nebraska GOP Bans Abortion, Trans Youth Healthcare – By Julia Conley (Common Dreams) / May 19, 2023
One lawmaker joined protesters in chanting, “We love trans people, we need trans people, trans people belong here!”
Transgender and nonbinary Nebraskans and their allies flooded the state Capitol on Friday as GOP lawmakers prepared to pass Legislative Bill 754, the so-called “Let Them Grow Act,” which would ban gender-affirming healthcare for trans minors.
The unicameral Legislature—which is officially nonpartisan but has twice as many Republicans holding seats as Democrats—ultimately voted 33-15 to approve L.B. 754, which also bans abortion after 12 weeks.
Those gathered at the Capitol responded to the vote by chanting: “Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame!”
Republican Gov. Jim Pillen praised the Legislature’s passage of the bill, which he plans to sign into law. Once he does so, the abortion ban will take effect immediately while the restrictions on gender-affirming care will begin October 1.
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