1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

The proposal to criminalize living openly as one's true gender identity is a discriminatory attack on the rights and dignity of transgender people. This legislation promotes dangerous intolerance by falsely portraying transgender individuals as deceptive. Being transgender is not deception - it is living authentically as one's true self. This bill perpetuates ignorance and fuels prejudice against a vulnerable minority group. Transgender people already face disproportionately high rates of violence, discrimination, and injustice. Rather than further marginalizing this community, we should be promoting education, compassion, and equal protection under the law for all people regardless of gender identity or expression. I urge you to reject this harmful, unconstitutional bill that undermines basic civil liberties.