“There is an important message in this legislation that taxpayer money should never fund those engaging in discrimination, bias, and hate”
The Committee passed the Trans Health Equity Act of 2022 by a 14-8 vote margin. It will proceed to the House floor next week
“This bill specifically targets transgender girls because of a false presumption that they have an unfair advantage”
His LGBTQ advocacy work also includes senior policy counsel for the National LGBTQ Task Force and organizer for Pride at Work
The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey found trans people were 10 times as likely to be sexually assaulted by their fellow inmates