Nevada passes most inclusive equal rights amendment in the US, protecting queer and trans people
Nevada is set to become the first US state to to include protections for historically marginalized people, including trans people, in its constitution.
The measure, Question 1, was supported by 57.5 percent of Nevada voters, while 42.5 percent opposed it at the time of publication, with 83 percent of the vote counted.
A wide-ranging amendment to the Nevada state constitution that would include antidiscrimination protections covering gender identity and sexual orientation was on the ballot on Tuesday. Voters could adopt or reject the most comprehensive state version of the Equal Rights Amendment.
When this post is written 90 percent of the ballots have been counted, and the numbers are roughly the same.
No other state has explicitly prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, says Nnedi Stephens, the campaign manager for Nevadans for Equal Rights to Nevada Current.
The cities voted yes, the rural areas no. Urban areas are more diverse, which means that people are exposed to real LGBTQA people as opposed to the feverish scaremongering images produced by those who have never met one.
In general the US midterm elections represents a big setback for extremist anti-LGBTQA MAGA Republicans. There is still hope for America.
Illustration: Vlatko Radovic