For LGBTQ+ elders, the fight for bodily autonomy has been a core aspect of their lives. They came of age during a time when their most intimate behavior was criminalized. In recent years, the LGBTQ+ community have been starkly reminded that constitutional rights granted decades ago can be taken away in the blink of an eye. Advocates know that those who seek to limit access to abortion and reproductive healthcare will, in the same breath, speak about banning gender-affirming care. Collective liberation reminds us that none of us are free until all of us are free.
Anti-equality forces have introduced more than 100 riders in Congress’s Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills that seek to restrict LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights. Unfortunately, LGBTQ+ people are all too familiar with these types of attacks on our rights, as we have seen states across the country seeking to further erode the progress for which our elders fought. […]
Click here to read the full piece. This story was originally published by Forbes on September 29, 2023.
