John,  

I wanted to follow up on my email below.  

I wanted to remind you that we’ve had one heck of a year fighting a “unprecedented” number (500+) of anti-trans bills. And to let you know that many (150+) will carry over to the new legislative year without anti-trans extremists needing to lift a finger. 

But I forgot to tell you that we don’t just think, we know, that anti-trans legislators will be coming back strong this year. They are already pre-filing anti-trans bills for consideration in the January state legislative session. For example, on December 1st, during Missouri’s first day of pre-filing, legislators filed more than 20 bills specifically targeting LGBTQ+ people (mostly trans folks). 

As Missouri legislators have demonstrated that their legislative priority for 2024 is eliminating trans people’s rights and participation in society, we are asking you to demonstrate that your priority is protecting the rights of trans people. Please consider donating to the NCTE Action Fund now to fight these anti-trans bills in Missouri and throughout the country.

We appreciate you and your support in preparing us for the upcoming legislative session. With your help we will continue to fight. We will continue to win.

Thank you for everything. 

Best, 

Jami 

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John ,  

Every year I feel like we say it’s been an unprecedented year because the attacks continue to increase. But I do think that 2023 takes the cake for the year with the most change. 

In December of 2016, I distinctly remember emailing you all: “In 2016, we saw a record number of anti-trans bills: 46 bills introduced in 14 statehouses across the nation. This is four times as many as 2015.” 

This year there were more than 500 anti-trans bills.  

500 bills intended to prevent trans people from living as their authentic selves by depriving them of access to life-saving healthcare, accurate identity documents, and full participation in society.  

And 150+ will carry over into the 2024 state legislative session. This means without introducing one single anti-trans bill, we already have 150+ bills to fight.  

But these 150+ bills are continuing because we fought. Because they have not won. And they will not win if stay together in this fight. Today we are asking you to start a monthly donation—at any level—to support us in this ongoing fight. With you continue support, we will continue to fight. We will continue to win.