Biden Marks Transgender Day Of Remembrance: ‘No Place For Hate In America’ | EUROtoday

President Joe Biden commemorated Transgender Day of Remembrance on Monday by mentioning how crucial it’s for Americans to struggle towards transgender discrimination.

“There is no place for hate in America and no one should be discriminated against simply for being themselves,” Biden mentioned in a assertionincluding that not less than 26 transgender Americans had been killed previously yr.

It’s tough to trace trans killings as a result of many victims are misgendered, and a few circumstances are misreported or unreported, in line with the Human Rights Campaign. Of the obtainable knowledge, Black trans ladies are the first targets of deadly anti-trans violence, in line with HRC, which declared a nationwide state of emergency this yr in response to the scores of proposed anti-LGBTQ payments throughout the nation.

This yr, 586 anti-transgender payments had been proposed throughout 49 states. Eighty-five have handed, 125 have been rejected and 376 are nonetheless energetic, in line with the Trans Legislation Tracker. This is a rise from 2022, which noticed 176 proposed payments, 26 of which had handed, the tracker reported. Many of the payments assault gender-affirming care, drag reveals, books which have LGBTQ themes and trans pupil athletes.

For years, Biden has pledged to advocate for trans rights. In 2012, he mentioned that trans discrimination is the “civil rights issue of our time.” During the president’s time in workplace, the administration discontinued a ban that prevented trans individuals from signing up for the army and has labored to enhance psychological well being providers for trans youth.

“We must never be silent in the face of hate,” Biden mentioned in his Monday assertion. “As we mourn the loss of transgender Americans taken too soon this year, we must also recommit ourselves to never stop fighting until all Americans can live free from discrimination.”