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09.12 - 01:32
Squad Member Ayanna Pressley Read Names of 46 Killed Trans People in House Speech
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newsweek.comAyanna Pressley acknowledged 46 transgender and gender-nonconforming people who have been murdered this year during a House speech in recognition of the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) this weekend.The day of remembrance, recognized on November 20, began in 1999 by transgender activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor Rita Hester.
Hester was a Black transgender woman from Allston, Massachusetts—within the Democrat's congressional district—who had been murdered the year before."This day was created to memorialize the loss of her life and far too many others due to transphobic violence," said Pressley in her House speech on Wednesday.She added, "The cruelty of transphobia is a threat that we must confront and root out wherever it exists,.
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09.02 / 03:49
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In a First, Asian-American Lesbian Confirmed to Ambassador-Level Post
press release described her as “a leading authority in international development policy with over 30 years of experience in the multi-disciplinary field that includes finance, technology, and the environment.”Wong has said she was inspired by the late Congressman John Lewis, a longtime civil rights leader. Lewis, she wrote in a Facebook post last year, “taught me about making good trouble but necessary trouble.” She accompanied Lewis on his annual visits to Selma, Ala., where he was beaten by police during a 1965 voting rights demonstration, and videotaped his appearances.Wong is founder of the Conference on APA Leadership, which encourages young Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to pursue careers in public service. The LGBTQ Victory Institute, which advocated for Wong’s nomination and confirmation, issued a laudatory statement Tuesday.
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