New Florida Bill Would Protect Anti-Trans Discrimination in the Workplace

As the anti-transgender panic continues to escalate — and as many of the bills seen over the last four years migrate from statehouses to the national level — states that have led the charge have shown no inclination to slow down. Instead of resting on the discrimination they have already enacted, many are pressing forward with new and increasingly punitive ways to target transgender people. Few states exemplify this trajectory more clearly than Florida, where adult transgender health care remains heavily restricted and a criminal bathroom ban is already in force. Now, two Florida lawmakers have unveiled a novel escalation: legislation that would make it illegal for state, county, and local employers to discipline or fire employees who harass or bully their transgender coworkers under t