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The previous maps, sourced from the HRC, were made in 2021. As of March 2023, the landscape has become even more intolerant towards queer expression and this project demands revisiting with the constant and unflinching waves of anti-queer violence, disinformation, minority rule, and fearmongering we now face. A few damning updates are detailed in this spread.

Figs. 19 — Changes over a single calendar year (2021-2022) are already significant before taking into account the unprecedented barrage of anti-queer legislation and media representation in 2023. Many states, including and especially my home state of Texas, have gone from stagnant legislation to bigoted overhaul with seemingle endless resources (mis)directed towards anti-queer legislation and its required economy of fearmongering.

2022

States with no anti-LGBTQ bills introduced/not in legislative session (14 States & DC): Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Washington, DC

States that have introduced anti-LGBTQ bills (23 States): Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

States that have signed anti-LGBTQ bills into law (13 States): Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah.