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White House condemns, plans to address anti-trans violence as death toll rises

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Related: Dems demand Biden lift order forbidding embassy staff from talking about same-sex marriageWashington Blade White House Correspondent Chris Johnson asked Psaki about anti-trans violence at yesterday’s White House Press Briefing, her first behind the podium since she recovered from a breakthrough case of coronavirus and quarantined.“With the Transgender Day of Remembrance fast approaching, 2021… has the highest number of recorded deaths of transgender and non-binary people, totaling out at 45 this year,” Johnson asked. “The President brought attention to this issue as a candidate, but has he been briefed on it… in the White House?”Psaki responded by saying she’s “not sure” if President Biden has been briefed, but she will make sure.

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