Protect Transgender Civil Rights
Senator Diane Feinstein
SF Office: (415) 393-0707
DC Office: (202) 224-3841
LA Office: (310) 914-7300
Fresno Office: (559) 485-7430
San Diego Office: (619) 231-9712
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Senator Kamala Harris
SF Office: (415) 981-9369
DC Office: (202) 224-3553
Sacramento Office: (916) 448-2787
LA Office: (213) 894-5000
San Diego Office: (619) 239-3884
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Leader Nancy Pelosi
SF Office: (415) 556-4862
DC Office: (202) 225-4965
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Rep. Jackie Speier
San Mateo Office: (650) 342-0300
DC Office: (202) 225-3531
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The Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a new policy that would define gender as something that is determined by people's genitals at birth and cannot be changed. This policy would deny the very existence of people who are transgender and of nonbinary gender, which would lead to an estimated 1.4 million Americans losing legal protection in areas ranging from housing to healthcare to education and employment.
The HHS memo justifies this as rejecting civil rights protections for people who don't "deserve" them, a horrifying argument that could all too easily pave the way for other vulnerable groups to be declared undeserving of protection under the law as well. I urge the Congressperson to speak out vehemently against this policy and do everything in your power to protect civil rights for all.
Background
‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration, New York Times, 10/1/2018