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Mara Keisling on Attorney General's Remarks

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Ash Orr (they/he)

Today, Attorney General Loretta Lynch delivered remarks announcing that the Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit against the state of North Carolina. In these remarks, she also addressed transgender people directly, saying, "We see you, we stand with you, and we will do everything we can to protect you."

In response, NCTE Executive Director Mara Keisling said:

The Attorney General’s powerful and historic remarks about why the Department of Justice is filing this lawsuit against the state of North Carolina shows what real leadership—both political and moral leadership—looks like. The Department has reaffirmed the simple truth that federal laws prohibiting sex discrimination protect transgender people in our daily lives. After months of hearing state legislators in North Carolina and around the country spread demeaning myths about transgender people, accuse us of being dangerous predators, and legislate state-sanctioned discrimination against us, it means a lot—to me, as a transgender woman, and everyone else who believes in equality—to hear our chief law enforcement officer tell the entire nation that transgender people are worthy of respect, that we do not endanger anyone, and that our government will do everything it can to enforce the law and protect us. It is time to recognize and respect transgender people for who we are.

 

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