Lizzo declared she was strongly against Texas’ laws targeting abortions and trans rights during a keynote session at this year’s SXSW
Last year, Texas signed into a law one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the country, effectively criminalizing abortions occurring as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Though abortions rights advocates have fought against the legislation, a decision from Texas’s Supreme Court on March 11 essentially shut down a federal lawsuit brought by abortion clinics seeking to block the ban.In February, Texas Gov.
During her SXSW session, Lizzo also emphasized that “trans rights are human rights” and called out politicians who are “letting us down.”premieres on March 25, was born in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in Houston. “I’m proud to rep Houston, but I’m not proud to rep Texas politics,” she said. Later in the session, the artist said that her new album, coming roughly three years after her hit record This article originally appeared on
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