"There seems to be an inaccurate description of censorship being listed as “other punishment”. While Trump has been definitely rolling back lgbtq protections for trans individuals and queer individuals, the censorship issues happening on a state by state basis. There is no nationwide censorship. Also, there have been no statements made to arrest “transgender extremists”. "
Censorship of LGBT issues: Varies by Region from Jan 20, 2025 to (none).
Beginning on January 20th, 2025; Trump signed an executive order mandating only two sexes recognized by the federal government. Birth certificates and passports issued by the federal government are…
Sources: 1) MAP Equality Map (state-by-state curricular censorship tracking): www.lgbtmap.org/equality-ma…
2) MAP citations PDF (summary tables + current laws by state + sources/year enacted): www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/ci…
Restrictive/censorship examples (official / primary sources):
3) Florida HB 1557 bill page (Parental Rights in Education; “classroom instruction” restriction): www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bi…
4) Florida DOE memo summarizing HB 1557 implementation: info.fldoe.org/docushare/ds…
5) Alabama classroom instruction restriction (Code of Alabama §16-40A-5): alison.legislature.state.al…
6) Louisiana statute (La. Rev. Stat. §17:281A): legis.la.gov/legis/law.aspx…
7) Mississippi statute (Miss. Code Ann. §37-13-171): law.justia.com/codes/missis…
8) California Department of Education FAQ re SB 48 (effective Jan 1, 2012): www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/sen…
9) New Jersey Legislature bill text for S1569 (LGBTQ-inclusive instruction): www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-…
