State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has vowed to filibuster every bill, even ones that she supports, over proposed legislation that would outlaw gender-affirming therapies for those 18 and younger in Nebraska.
and Mississippi are expected to sign similar bans into law. And Arkansas and Alabama have bans that were temporarily blocked by federal judges.
Both Cavanaugh and the conservative Omaha lawmaker who introduced the trans bill, state Sen. Kathleen Kauth, said they're seeking to protect children. Cavanaugh cited a 2021 survey by the Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth, that found that 58% of transgender and nonbinary youth in Nebraska seriously considered suicide in the previous year, and more than 1 in 5 reported that they had attempted it.
Cavanaugh and other lawmakers who support her filibuster effort"don't want to acknowledge the support I have for this bill," Kauth said. Democrats have had some success in using filibusters, which burn valuable time from the session, delay votes on other issues and force lawmakers to work longer days. Last year, conservative lawmakers were unable to overcome Democratic filibusters to pass an abortion ban or a law that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns without a permit.
Chambers praised Cavanaugh's"perseverance, gumption and stamina to fight as hard as she can using the rules" to stand up for the marginalized, adding,"I would be right there fighting with her if I were still there."
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