Bills in directly target transgender and nonbinary individuals through bathroom bans, restrictions on gender-affirming care, sports bans, and the criminalization of healthcare providers who support trans patients.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversjohnson/2023/03/31/6-trans-entrepreneurs-share-how-anti-trans-legislation-affects-their-lives-and-livelihoods/

“It's part of that greater movement to recognize that the war on drugs, and a lot of the criminalization that we had before, has kind of reached its expiration date," said Snyder.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/news/politics/legislation-aims-to-remove-barriers-related-to-cannabis-convictions-when-applying-for-jobs

</p> <p><strong>(Narrator):</strong><strong> </strong>Activists claim that police repression, criminalization, and institutional silencing of Palestine solidarity goes way back to before October the 7th.

Source: https://therealnews.com/fascism-never-left-germany-berlins-repression-of-pro-palestine-activists

Province’s criminalization of Wet’suwet’en land defenders is beyond shameful and egregious: BC.

Source: https://voiceonline.com/provinces-criminalization-of-wetsuweten-land-defenders-is-beyond-shameful-and-egregious-bc-greens/

“There needs to be criminalization of break-ins, panhandling and a prohibition on camping on public lands,” Wheeler said.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/10/12/news/bangor/meet-8-candidates-bangor-city-council-joam40zk0w/