House Democrats push Transgender Day of Remembrance in wake of GOP bathroom ban
By
Rachel Schilke
November 20, 2024 1:00 pm
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House Democrats are honoring transgender people “lost to horrific violence” and the “strength and resilience” of the community in a new resolution introduced Wednesday, one of the first policy responses to GOP proposals to ban an incoming transgender lawmaker from using female bathrooms in the Capitol.
Though Transgender Day of Remembrance is already a national observance honored every year on Nov. 20, the resolution is the first piece of legislation dropped by House Democrats after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a bill this week targeting Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE), the first transgender member of Congress.
“As anti-transgender rhetoric and legislation has increased in the United States over recent years, unfortunately so has anti-transgender violence,” Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), who also serves as co-chairwoman of the Congressional Equality Caucus’s Transgender Equality Task Force, said in a statement.
“Too many transgender people have been killed just for living as their true, authentic selves,” Jayapal continued. “These instances, coupled with countless other acts of discrimination, are terrifying — but we won’t waver. I will never back down from fighting to ensure that all trans individuals can exist freely without fear of hate.”
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