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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,
Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen
NCTE 
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