Ask the Texas House Calendars Committee to stop HB 25

House Bill 25, the anti-transgender sports ban, is on its way to the House Calendars Committee. Send a message to the committee members to keep HB25 from advancing any further and urge them to keep this bill off the House floor.

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Dear [elected official],

I urge you to stop HB 25 (Swanson) the newest version of the anti-transgender sports ban.

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A 150% increase in calls from Texas kids in crisis.

That is what the Trevor Project, a crisis hotline, has reported from Texas kids who have directly stated that "they are feeling stressed, using self-harm, and considering suicide due to anti-LGBTQ laws being debated in their state."

House Bill 25 is unnecessary and damaging legislation that is designed to exclude transgender students from participation in normal school activities, like sports.

Nearly 300 Texans turned out to oppose HB25 on October 6th during its last committee hearing compared to barely 50 people who supported the bill -  many from outside of Texas.

The majority of Texans don’t want HB25.

This bill portrays transgender kids as a "problem" or a "threat" that can only be solved through exclusion or erasure and tells them, once again, that they cannot fully belong with their peers. HB25 will isolate vulnerable kids and expose them to even more bullying.

In 2017 lawmakers were told that they needed to save girls from a nefarious takeover of bathrooms with the "bathroom bill." That invented scenario never materialized. Now in 2021 lawmakers are again being asked to “save” girls from a nefarious takeover of sports teams - without a single case to point to here in Texas.

The debate about these bills - framing transgender kids as a threat - has directly lead to an increased culture of hostility in our Texas schools.

I am urging you as a member of the Texas House Calendars Committee to put the lives of vulnerable children ahead of your political aspirations.

Be a hero for transgender kids in Texas and use your power to stop HB25 now and spare our kids even more harm.

Sincerely, [Your information here]