Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is not—and has never been—about protecting children.

John–

"I'm not gonna say it like it's an opinion. That's what it is. It's firearms. More than cancer, more than car accidents."

Watch Jon Stewart grill an NRA-backed lawmaker about anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and the gun violence crisis putting our kids at risk.

Jon Stewart interviews Oklahoma lawmaker Nathan Dahm about anti-LGBTQ+ laws and gun violence on his show, "The Problem".

Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is not—and has never been—about protecting children. Guns are the #1 killer of children in America. Yet the state Republican lawmakers pushing anti-LGBTQ+ bills like drag bans, Don't Say Gay laws, and bans on gender-affirming healthcare are the same lawmakers weakening gun laws and blocking gun safety bills. They say they care about our kids while making the crisis that's killing them the most even worse.

As Jon Stewart says, it's hypocrisy at its highest order.

Anti-LGBTQ+ hate, bigotry, and our country's gun violence crisis are inseparably linked. Just look at the numbers:

  • Between 2017 and 2022, there were 222 homicides of transgender or gender non-conforming people. 74% were killed with a gun, and most of them were Black women.
  • In an average year, more than 25,000 hate crimes in the U.S. involve a firearm—69 a day.
  • LGBTQ youth—especially transgender and questioning youth—are at higher risk of being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property than their non-LGBTQ peers.

These lawmakers are targeting LGBTQ+ people to distract from their utter failure to keep our kids safe from the crises actually harming them. Our children are paying for it with their lives.

We must keep fighting to stop both the hate and the gun violence putting our communities at risk: Watch this powerful interview with Jon Stewart to see what we're up against.

Thank you for being a part of this movement and for working to make this country a safer place for every community.

Becky George
She/Her/Hers
Senior Advisor, Movement Building
Everytown for Gun Safety

P.S. Read our research to learn more about the impact of the gun violence crisis on LGBTQ+ people in the United States.

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