National Center for Transgender Equality


 

John,
 
 
In the weeks since his historic election, President-elect Biden has
spent his time putting plans in place and assembling the team who will
help navigate our country through one of the toughest times we have
ever faced. He is carefully choosing people who are knowledgeable,
thoughtful, and understand the need for strong leadership in times of
crisis.

This team is made up of leaders in fields like healthcare, economic
recovery, pandemic response, and all of the other issues impacting our
families. It also includes a record number of LGBTQ people, women, and
people of color. Joe Biden's transition team looks like America,
and that gives us hope.

During his victory speech, and with a simple thank you to our
community, President-elect Biden signaled that trans people will be
heard by his White House. By tapping Shawn Skelly, a trans veteran and
National Security leader to serve as an integral member of his
transition team, he's shown trans people will play an important
part in his administration. By committing to overturning harmful
Trump-era policies, he's promised to right the injustices
transgender people have faced over the last four years.

As the peaceful transition of power gets under way, we know that
President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will share more
about their plans for their administration. We look forward to seeing
the diverse group they organize, especially those who will help craft
a robust LGBTQ agenda that will advance trans rights in all aspects of
everyday life like healthcare, housing, education, voting, and
criminal justice reform.

After four long, hard years of attacks aimed our way from the White
House, the path forward is bright. The opportunities ahead are
limitless, and NCTE is committed to making sure that trans issues are
front and center starting day one in the Biden administration. We hope
you'll stick with us as this journey begins.
 
 
Sincerely,

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Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen
NCTE



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