#WontBeErased: LGBTQ advocates mobilize following leaked memo
Source: NBC News
The Trump administration's leaked draft proposal would define transgender people "out of existence," according to The New York Times, which viewed the memo.
by Julie Moreau / Oct. 22, 2018 / 5:56 PM CDT
Activists from the National Center for Transgender Equality, partner organizations and their supporters hold a 'We Will Not Be Erased' rally in front of the White House on Oct. 22, 2018.Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
Following Sunday’s New York Times report about a leaked Trump administration memo that proposed narrowing the definition of sex in such a way that would — as The Times described — define transgender people “out of existence,” LGBTQ advocates quickly embarked on a mobilization effort.
In the draft memo, which has not been viewed by NBC News, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) argued that the government must adopt a uniform definition of sex “on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable,” the Times reported.
Diana Flynn, litigation director at LGBTQ advocacy group Lambda Legal, called the alleged HHS proposal “jaw-dropping.”
“HHS would be calling on the federal agencies that enforce parts of Title IX — including the Departments of Labor, Justice and Education in addition to HHS — to accept its completely arbitrary definition of what constitutes a person’s ‘sex’ for purposes of applying federal antidiscrimination law in aspects of life ranging from education to employment to health care,” Flynn said in a statement shared with NBC News.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/wontbeerased-lgbtq-advocates-mobilize-following-leaked-memo-n923096
I really thought I could not be shocked anymore by Trump doings. But have to admit I am with this one.
...Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, characterized the administration’s actions as part of a “reckless, hateful agenda.”.......
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Ed Krassenstein
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7h7 hours ago
Replying to @HillaryClinton
It's inconceivable to me how anyone can have such hatred toward another human being for simply being who they want to be, while not hurting a single person. America can't stand for this hatred.
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Dave WW
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7h7 hours ago
I need to suggest a change to your tweet, Ed. It is not correct to say they are “simply being who they want to be.” The correct statement is that they are “simply being who they are.”
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Charlotte Clymer
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5h5 hours ago
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Thank you, Ma'am! <3
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