USA: Republicans table record number of anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in 2025

Independent news outlet the 19th has been tracking the record number of anti-LGBTQIA+ bills put forward by Republicans in the United States in 2025, with a total of 575 such bills already tabled in state legislatures this year. According to the outlet, this has been the trend for the past five years with every year since 2020 bringing a new record of state bills aimed at rolling back LGBTQIA+ rights and especially transgender rights.