During a rally outside the Capitol Building on Monday to honor Transgender Day Of Visibility, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) spoke of her disapproval for President Trump’s actions toward the transgender community.
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00:00Hello I'm Congressmember Judy Chu from Southern California and I want to make
00:08my message loud and clear trans rights are human rights and human rights are
00:14trans rights. You know since day one the Trump administration has made it their
00:23mission to escalate the barrage of attacks on the trans community. They
00:28tried to ban doctors, parents, and kids from determining the medical necessity
00:34life-saving gender-affirming health care for trans youth. They tried to ban school
00:40districts, administrators, and teachers from treating trans students with
00:46dignity and respect. They tried to ban trans people from putting their lives on
00:54the line to serve our country. They even wanted to restrict trans people from the
01:03freedom to travel by prohibiting passport changes. Well are we gonna stand
01:12for this? We cannot stand for this. In fact Trump, Musk, and their lackeys have
01:21no plans to address the very real problems of our day. Instead they want
01:28scapegoats and they are landing on trans people to blame them for our country's
01:35problems. It would be laughable if it weren't so threatening to trans
01:42Americans lives. So we are here to say we will not stand by in silence. We will
01:51stand up for our trans brothers and sisters. And I am here to stand up for my
02:02nephew who is making the transition from woman to man. And I fear for Elio. I fear
02:14for what the future will hold for him as this punitive administration takes it
02:22out on trans people. But I tell you we will fight back.
02:31And as chair of the Congress, vice chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, I
02:38want you to know that well I will always stand by you. I will always stand by you
02:44to fight back against these unjust and un-American attacks on people's human
02:50rights. We have to pass the Equality Act. We have to stop discrimination against
02:58LGBTQ plus people. Is that right?
03:05The trans community makes enormous contributions to every sector of our
03:10society. So no matter what the disgusting rhetoric and executive orders the
03:15administration tries to push, we know the truth. Trans people matter. Trans
03:24people's rights matter. And trans rights are human rights. Right? And we will
03:35fight back. Thank you all so very much.