So far, 17 states have banned transgender students from participating on school sports teams that align with their gender identities, and three states have enacted measures that ban or restrict access to some transition-related care.

Most of the bills target transgender youth, either by restricting their participation in school sports or limiting their access to certain gender-affirming medical care. As of May, more than 320 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

In 2018, 41 anti-LGBTQ bills were filed in state legislatures, compared to 238 in just the first three months of this year, according to an NBC News analysis conducted in March. The annual number has skyrocketed in recent years. He condemned the recent slew of bills targeting LGBTQ people's rights considered by state legislatures nationwide.