National Hate Group Behind Many Anti-Trans Laws

The Associated Press reports:

Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths, producing model legislation that an Associated Press analysis found has been used in at least three states, including Florida.

The nonprofit, not widely known outside conservative medical and political circles, describes itself on its website as a collection of doctors and others uniting to “protect healthcare from a radical, divisive, and discriminatory ideology.”

The organization’s executive director, Kristina Rasmussen [screenshot above], previously was chief of staff to former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, and served as president of the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative think tank.

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For those unaware, national groups like Do No Harm are behind the majority of anti-LGBTQ measures introduced by state lawmakers.

These groups provide templates for the bills, which state lawmakers then use either verbatim or slightly tweaked to fit state rules.

Do No Harm, like many of these groups, pays for witnesses to travel and testify before state legislatures.

On Do No Harm’s website, the group rages about “critical race theory” and the “anti-racism” movement.

National lobbyists drove anti-trans legislation in Florida, other states

Reporting by @APhttps://t.co/VQFeGRdRo6#FlaPol

— Florida Politics (@Fla_Pol) May 20, 2023

Duke Health’s antiracist “pledge” is nothing more than a political assertion forcefully made on behalf of its employees, who were in no position to push back.

When did health institutions start acting politically under the guise of medical science?https://t.co/3aalgjq47S

— Do No Harm (@donoharm) May 20, 2023

We hope the inquiry into DEI spending at Virginia’s public colleges and universities will begin to dislodge this divisive ideology from medical education.

Thank you for your leadership, Speaker @cToddGilbert and House Majority Leader @delterrykilgore!https://t.co/1KRzcCWNGO

— Do No Harm (@donoharm) May 19, 2023

The people pushing this madness are right about one thing: systemic racism is real. They’re proving it by bringing racial segregation back into the higher education system. pic.twitter.com/MWQd2lqsKs

— Do No Harm (@donoharm) May 18, 2023

.@FLSurgeonGen’s guidance against socially and medically transitioning children is a well-thought-out and evidence-based approach.https://t.co/8xn8vg3qgk

— Do No Harm (@donoharm) May 18, 2023

Thank you, Florida!

The Florida state legislature and @GovRonDeSantis passed two commonsense bills that will help restore fairness and sound teaching in higher education, including in medical schools. pic.twitter.com/IPDsATjvXV

— Do No Harm (@donoharm) May 17, 2023