"[It] hit my bangs as it went by," said Jetté Knox, who identifies as non-binary and uses she/they pronouns. Amanda Jetté Knox, seen on the right, and their wife Zoë, live in Ottawa with their four children. "It feels like it's just a matter of time before we start seeing more of this in our own backyard," Jetté Knox told CBC News. Since the start of this year, the U.S.-based Human Rights Campaign has documented more than 300 proposed bills, introduced in 36 states, that directly target transgender rights, gender diversity and expression. Jetté Knox urged those who care about the rights and freedoms of gender-diverse people to vote.

Source: CBC News July 03, 2022 06:36 UTC