Did you see Pramila’s email from a few days ago? The attacks on trans rights in Texas are just the beginning — we know that other GOP-led states are already following their lead. Trans rights are human rights. Lives are at stake. And we need to fight to end these bigoted attacks with everything we've got. Can you add your name to Pramila’s petition calling on Congress to finally end the filibuster and pass the Equality Act to codify nationwide protections for LGBTQIA+ people? Thank you for taking action on this. —Team Jayapal |
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From: Pramila Jayapal
Date: Sun, Mar 6, 2022
Subject: Can you sign on in support of the Equality Act at this critical moment?
I'm writing to you today in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's reprehensible, discriminatory decision to investigate parents of transgender children for "child abuse."
The fear and psychological impact that Governor Abbott's attack will cause on transgender children and their parents is incalculable. No person should have their fundamental right to be who they are questioned, and no parent should ever face criminal action for simply supporting their child. This is destructive discrimination and it must be stopped.
I speak from personal experience as the proud mother of a transgender child. I have seen my child come to understand who she is and take the risk to come out as her authentic self. I've seen the weight that lifts when she's able to live freely — the joy, beauty, and creativity she brings to the world. As a parent, supporting my child in living as her true self is my obligation and the farthest possible thing from abuse.
We must protect transgender youth in Texas and across the country. That's why I'm doubling down on my call for Congress to pass the Equality Act, which would codify nationwide, explicit, consistent protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people. Will you join me today and sign on in support of the Equality Act?
As the mom of a transgender kid, I was touched, I was moved, and I was proud that President Biden spoke directly to my trans child and transgender youth across the country when he reiterated his support of our transgender kids in his State of the Union address.
When people's rights are assailed like this, the federal government has an obligation to step in. This crisis is just one of the many urgent reasons for abolishing the filibuster and passing the Equality Act to finally enact legislation to protect LGBTQ people.
Thank you so much for your support and for taking the time to read my message about an issue so close to my heart.
In solidarity,
Pramila
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