A Florida legislator apologized for using dehumanizing language to describe transgender people.

A Florida Republican legislator, Webster Barnaby, recently apologized for calling transgender people “demons” and “mutants” during a legislative hearing for the Safety in Private Spaces Act – a bill that would punish people for using restrooms that don’t match their biological sex. His comments were reported by NBC, who said Barnaby, a conservative Christian, was “not on the fence” about the bill.



Barnaby later issued an apology. “I would like to apologize to the trans community for referring to you as demons,” he said.



The Washington Post reported that anti-transgender laws are on the rise, such as bills preventing trans girls and women from playing on female sports teams, and restrictions on gender-affirming medical care. Despite this, there has also been positive change, with a federal judge partially blocking a directive from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that sought to strip trans children away from their families, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin unveiling new guidelines that make it easier for trans youth to change their names and pronouns at school, as well as use school facilities and participate in youth programs that align with their gender identity.

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