100 Democrats in Congress are backing H. Res 1058, a House Resolution that sets up a massive task for elected progressives. Introduced by US Rep. Pramila Jayapal from Washington, the stated goal in its first line is “to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.”

This is not the first resolution of its kind. Rep. Jayapal made progress on a ‘Transgender Bill of Rights’ with a similar resolution in 2023 which also made a national call for transgender protections and equal rights under a codified law(s). Notably 127 representatives co-signed the 2023 resolution by the end of 2024

The challenge for trans allies is the increased opposition there seems to be toward transgender acceptance, according to data collected earlier this month and published by The Argument last Tuesday.

The public’s broader positions on civil discrimination seems to offer room for agreement in both parties’ bases even when it pertains to transgender rights. A majority of the 3003 people surveyed (63%), claimed support for fair housing and employment practices for trans and non-binary folks.

However, when it comes to allowing public instances of gender-alignment for trans people, (as opposed to assigned-sex based categorization); the right-wing framing is winning ground. Fatal ground for trans and non-binary people.

As H. Res. 1058 puts it, “…transgender and nonbinary people–– (2) experience disproportionately high rates of poverty, homelessness, and suicide due to discrimination and persecution.”

The ‘backsliding’ of trans acceptance nationally is challenging elected, so-called progressives. Who are up against more political push back as they debate moderate representatives on both sides of the aisle about the contents of H. Res 1058 in upcoming committee hearings.

Two US House members from Colorado (of eight) are co-sponsoring H. Res. 1058, those who support the resolution are Diane DeGette and Brittany Pettersen.

Since 2024 anti-trans bills have been introduced at an unprecedented rate, with a record 1022 bills introduced in the US in 2025. 109 were considered in Congress last year, and the remainder were distributed between the states, with republican led states like Texas posing the most initiatives, at 139 and Missouri at 67. (translegislation.com) 

Colorado for its part is cited as having five anti-trans bills considered, all of which failed during the legislative session in 2025.

The public harm being done once anti-trans bills are passed is hard to quantify, but harm is being done substantially to transgender people in the US today, disproportionately in red states.

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Feature Image “Capitol Tree Arrival Washington DC”, by Tanya Flores on November 19, 2021. (commons.wikimedia.org. 2026)