Initial reactions to Trump’s anti-transgender agenda:
CANDIS CAYNE:“I’m saddened by it.
JAZZ JENNINGS:“Trans people embody courage and bravery.
They stand in their truth and fight every day.
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Soldiers deserve respect for their service, not this.”
ISIS KING:“I’m shocked he mentioned the tremendous medical costs.
The percentage of trans people that transition in the military is very low.
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If he’s referring to tremendous medical costs of hormonal replacement treatment, that’s ridiculous.
Hormonal replacement therapy pills or shots is no different than people taking medicine for other reasons.”
KING:“It goes back to bigotry.
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Hopefully, that’s way earlier than four years, because he’s dividing the country.
If a transperson wants to serve and wants to have a job, what’s the problem?
It’s a sad day for the trans community.
It’s a sad day for the LGBT community, and really it’s a sad day for America.
I know trans people who’ve served in the military and have been very proud of that.
Trump’s statement negates everything they worked so hard for.”
Our community is under siege.
A lot of people didn’t think this would happen, but Trump is proving us wrong.
This is just a tweet.
Tweets can be deleted, even if the sentiment of the tweet becomes a law or a rule.
The next president can go in and completely reverse it, just like Trump did to Obama’s policies.
He’s grasping at straws.
Those that think they’re preserving history or putting a stake in the ground for history are delusional.
We’re here, we will always be here, and we always have been here.
There’s no tweet that can ever erase that.”
KING:“We are stronger together, we are strong people, and we are here.
We’re just normal people, and it’s not right to take away our freedom.”
Transgender service people are no different.
Do Trump’s ideologies adequately reflect the views of most U.S. citizens?
I go back to Pride month.
The fact that he didn’t acknowledge it shows he’s not for the people.
CAYNE:“His views represent the majority of his hardcore Republican base.Theyfeel that way.
This is about openly discriminating against a community.
That’s never been done before.
PEPPERMINT:“This is thinly veiled bigotry and it’s obviously discrimination.
Evenhereyes are opening up.
I met with her a few months ago at the Beverly Hills Hotel for lunch.
We had a conflict last year, and I wanted to bring it up to her.
She reached out to me and wanted to meet for lunch and talk about our different views.
It was a personal, one-on-one lunch.
I know she’s said some other things that were problematic.
We come from different worlds, and that is what it is.
Your time and efforts are not expendable.
This is tragic.”
KING:“We shouldn’t be seen as a threat.
We’re Americans and we deserve the same treatment everyone else gets.
Younger generations should be encouraged and know they have people fighting for them.
Your trans elders are fighting for you.
It will continue to get easier for us.
You are loved.”
We need the help of our brothers and sisters and the LGB community.
PEPPERMINT:“Visibility is important.
Always be out and visible.
Consider whether or not you’re able to be out and visible.
If you are, it’s important.
We need our LGB, cisgendered brothers and sisters and heterosexual allies more than ever.
Speak out on our behalf, make your love of us public.
