SiX in the Press: The Brave, Often Lonely Fight of Trans Lawmakers in State Legislatures
In response to attacks received by Representative Mauree Turner (Oklahoma)
Jennifer Driver, the Senior Director of Reproductive Rights at the State Innovation Exchange, said the reason for that disparity, she believes, is that Turner is “a Black, nonbinary person.” Driver added, “I think what you’re seeing is that conservative white Republicans are obviously trying to put together a code to silence anyone who’s not white, who’s not straight, who’s not cis.”