#PennedPossibilities 240 — What inspired the idea for your latest WIP?

When I saw what currently happens in the US in terms of #DontSayGay and other #AntiLgbtLegislation, I felt the need to write about a generation of young #queer people who grew up with #SameSexMarriage and #ComingOut vlogs on #YouTube, who never had to look for emergency exits in gay bars in their lives before

#amWriting #ZuriStories #WritingDiscussion #WritersChat #Island #WeSayGay #HaysCode #Section28

Fleeing Home Due to Anti-LGBTQ Hostility Is Heartbreaking. I Know Because I Did.
I share in the grief, determination and hope of all the LGBTQ+ people fleeing their homes due to legislative attacks.

https://truthout.org/articles/fleeing-home-due-to-anti-lgbtq-hostility-is-heartbreaking-i-know-because-i-did/

#Florida #RonDeSantis #TransRights #LGBTrights #transphobia #AntiLGBTlegislation #persagen #CultureWars

May 2023 Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map
The map of anti-trans risk has polarized into two Americas - one where trans people have full legal protections, and one where they are persecuted by the state.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/may-anti-trans-legislative-risk-map

* Erin Reed's tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTxHLjBa86GA7WCT-V6AbEMGRFPMJndnaVGoZZX4PMw/edit#gid=719771929
* Heat map - USA - 2022-12 and 2023-05: https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F449e0479-d768-4c26-a5cb-f5ad052f3249_918x1272.png
* Erin Reed - Substack: https://www.erininthemorning.com/
* Erin Reed - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Reed_(journalist)

#LGBTrights #transphobia #LGBTQIA #AntiLGBTLegislation