Thousands of people rallied across the country Friday as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment.
Supporters converged on statehouses nationwide, at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., and were planned as far away as Mexico City to mark a day of international unity first proclaimed more than a decade ago.
“My life is not your debate,” Draughn said. “It is not a political issue. I am not hurting anyone and I am certainly not hurting myself.” On Friday, President Joe Biden issued a statement supporting Transgender Day of Visibility and reaffirming that transgender Americans deserve to be safe and supported in every community. He denounced what he called hundreds of hateful and extreme state laws that target transgender kids and their families.
“Transitioning saved my life and so many others and I think it's so important that people understand that,” said Gonzalez, who began socially transitioning at 14 and began testosterone treatment at 16.In Connecticut, Democratic Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, state lawmakers, transgender advocates and others clapped and cheered as the Transgender Pride flag was raised over the state Capitol in Hartford for the first time.
Remi Still Smoking, 17, said that bill and another that would define sex in state law as only male or female are “degrading.” Transgenderism is not a fad, or something new, said Still Smoking, who is Native American.
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