Porterville City Council Weighs Anti-Trans Policies - Community Alliance

Porterville City Council Weighs Anti-Trans Policies - Community Alliance

On March 4, the steps of Porterville’s City Hall were crowded with protestors as activists gathered ahead of a City Council meeting at which two proposals relating to “women’s” and “trans” rights were on the agenda. These transphobic proposals, framed as a defense of women’s rights, were widely condemned by LGBTQ+ advocates as an attempt to delegitimize and erase transgender women. These proposals were explained as a way to protect women and chi…