"In 2024 alone, 527 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced in state legislatures across the U.S., attacking the rights of queer people, especially transgender individuals."
"Conservative politicians, like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, portray themselves as fighting back against a sinister new force, upholding the way things have always been — a narrative that misconstrues history."
"A true classical education, which conservatives also claim to venerate, teaches that our origins in gender and sexuality are varied and complex, evident in works like Plato's Symposium."
"The ancient Greeks were well versed in the spectrum of gender and queerness, often approaching sexuality with little angst and much wit, insight, and depth, as shown in Aristophanes' account of human origins."
#lgbtq-rights #anti-lgbtq-legislation #gender-identity #historical-perspectives #conservative-politics
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