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But this past spring the Republican-led state legislature passed a series of controversial bills that targeted the LGBTQ community.
That’s when Kleinmahon said he started having difficult conversations with his family about leaving the home they love. When he explained to his six-year-old daughter that their family had no choice but to leave New Orleans, she said, “We do have a choice, just one of them isn’t a good one.”
The Kleinmahons join other LGBTQ families who are also facing the same choice. They say they no longer feel safe or welcomed in states that have passed laws targeting their community. Many have made the difficult decision to leave.
In 2023, more than 525 anti-LGBTQ bills were passed in 41 states, according to the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that advocates for the LGBTQ community. Of those bills, more than 220 explicitly targeted transgender people. As of June, 77 anti-LGBTQ bills had been signed into law.
Kleinmahon said he was also receiving hate mail at his job from people condemning him for being gay and saying he needed to “find Jesus.”
Oh, ffs. Religious types are the worst.
“I found Jesus, he’s actually really cool, we’re going to Fire Island together next weekend”
Ooooh, I’m jealous. I heard Jesus was hung.
I nailed him once.
A pediatric cardiologist was recently needed to save the life of my friend’s 8 month old daughter, hopefully Louisiana can figure their shit out and reverse these laws so that this man and others like him feel safe in that state again. Unfortunately these backwards ass laws will likely cause the deaths of many
The kids might die of undiagnosed heart conditions, but at LEAST they won’t be Trans-Gay!! (disclaimer)
That’d be considered a win for a lot of these people. They would rather their young children die of easily preventable illnesses then find out that they’re gay.
Or have universal healthcare.
They would rather have ten cis kids die than one trans kid live.
and christianity is, after all, essentially a death cult. dying is good because you either get to be with jesus or you get punished for eternity for not being christian.
They’re fine with the kids dying so long as the kids aren’t gay.
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Dying is fine, just don’t sin. Also, sin is whatever I say it is.
Ain’t controlling a religion fun?
Thoughts and prayers, louisaians
Idaho currently has this problem. Lots of specialists leaving because wtf, and moving to Washington and Oregon.
I’m guessing most of you have lived in America long enough to know that we prefer our public policy to exercise cruelty in any way possible.
Not the draining of the swamp I was expecting… brain drain
Good riddance to groomers
