THE FAMILY OF THE TRANSGENDER REFUSED TO TURN OVER JOINING ME NOW IS
REFUSED TO TURN OVER JOINING ME NOW IS TRANSGENDER ACTIVIST.
JOINING ME NOW IS TRANSGENDER ACTIVIST. CHARLOTTE CLIMBER. SHE‘S A
TRANSGENDER ACTIVIST. CHARLOTTE CLIMBER. SHE‘S A WRITER AND FORMER PRESS
CHARLOTTE CLIMBER. SHE‘S A WRITER AND FORMER PRESS SECRETARY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS
WRITER AND FORMER PRESS SECRETARY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. THE NATION‘S LARGEST
SECRETARY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. THE NATION‘S LARGEST LGBTQ+,
CAMPAIGN. THE NATION‘S LARGEST LGBTQ+, CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION
LGBTQ+, CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IN CHARLOTTE IN A RECENT
CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IN CHARLOTTE IN A RECENT THIS AN ATTEMPTED GENOCIDE.
IN CHARLOTTE IN A RECENT THIS AN ATTEMPTED GENOCIDE. I MEAN, THESE ARE STRONG WORDS
THIS AN ATTEMPTED GENOCIDE. I MEAN, THESE ARE STRONG WORDS HERE BUT UNPACK FOR US
I MEAN, THESE ARE STRONG WORDS HERE BUT UNPACK FOR US WHAT YOU MEAN? WHAT ARE THE
HERE BUT UNPACK FOR US WHAT YOU MEAN? WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS
WHAT YOU MEAN? WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF DIRECTIVES AND POLICIES
IMPACTS OF DIRECTIVES AND POLICIES THE TRANS COMMUNITY?
OF DIRECTIVES AND POLICIES THE TRANS COMMUNITY? COMMUNITY II?
THE TRANS COMMUNITY? COMMUNITY II? DON‘T WANT TO MINCE WORDS
COMMUNITY II? DON‘T WANT TO MINCE WORDS HERE, TRANS KIDS ARE GOING TO
DON‘T WANT TO MINCE WORDS HERE, TRANS KIDS ARE GOING TO DIE
HERE, TRANS KIDS ARE GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF
DIE BECAUSE OF EXECUTIVE
BECAUSE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER THERE WILL BE AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN ABUSE. THERE WILL
ORDER THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN ABUSE. THERE WILL BE IN BE AN INCREASE IN
INCREASE IN ABUSE. THERE WILL BE IN BE AN INCREASE IN HARASSMENT OF TRANS CHILDREN,
BE IN BE AN INCREASE IN HARASSMENT OF TRANS CHILDREN, AND THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE
HARASSMENT OF TRANS CHILDREN, AND THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN
AND THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN SUICIDES AMONG TRANS CHILDREN
IN SUICIDES AMONG TRANS CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THIS LAW
SUICIDES AMONG TRANS CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THIS LAW AND
BECAUSE OF THIS LAW AND I YOU KNOW,
AND I YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SAY THIS AND PUT IN
I YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SAY THIS AND PUT IN SUCH STARK TERMS BECAUSE I
I HATE TO SAY THIS AND PUT IN SUCH STARK TERMS BECAUSE I DON‘T WANT TO SCARE ANY KIDS
SUCH STARK TERMS BECAUSE I DON‘T WANT TO SCARE ANY KIDS OR FAMILIES WHO ARE WATCHING
DON‘T WANT TO SCARE ANY KIDS OR FAMILIES WHO ARE WATCHING BUT I
OR FAMILIES WHO ARE WATCHING BUT I KNOW I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS
BUT I KNOW I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND ESPECIALLY
KNOW I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND ESPECIALLY CISGENDER PEOPLE WHO ARE
TO UNDERSTAND ESPECIALLY CISGENDER PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING.
CISGENDER PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING. THIS IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE
WATCHING. THIS IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE AGGRESSIVE
THIS IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE AGGRESSIVE UNITED STATES IN THE PAST 30
AGGRESSIVE UNITED STATES IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, HANDS DOWN.
UNITED STATES IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, HANDS DOWN. NOTHING COMES CLOSE. THIS IS
YEARS, HANDS DOWN. NOTHING COMES CLOSE. THIS IS THE STATE,
NOTHING COMES CLOSE. THIS IS THE STATE, A STATE
THE STATE, A STATE GOVERNMENT SAYING THAT, IT‘S
A STATE GOVERNMENT SAYING THAT, IT‘S OKAY, FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT SAYING THAT, IT‘S OKAY, FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO RIP AWAY TRANS CHILDREN.
OKAY, FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO RIP AWAY TRANS CHILDREN. FROM THEIR PARENTS
TO RIP AWAY TRANS CHILDREN. FROM THEIR PARENTS IF THEY‘RE GIVEN ACCESS TO
FROM THEIR PARENTS IF THEY‘RE GIVEN ACCESS TO GENERIC FIRMING CARE.
IF THEY‘RE GIVEN ACCESS TO GENERIC FIRMING CARE. I DON‘T KNOW.
GENERIC FIRMING CARE. I DON‘T KNOW. I DON‘T KNOW HOW TO OVERSTATE
I DON‘T KNOW. I DON‘T KNOW HOW TO OVERSTATE HOW AWFUL THAT
I DON‘T KNOW HOW TO OVERSTATE HOW AWFUL THAT IS.
HOW AWFUL THAT IS. I DON‘T KNOW HOW TO OVERSTATE
IS. I DON‘T KNOW HOW TO OVERSTATE IT EITHER. I MEAN, PART OF
I DON‘T KNOW HOW TO OVERSTATE IT EITHER. I MEAN, PART OF WHAT I THINK A LOT ABOUT IS
IT EITHER. I MEAN, PART OF WHAT I THINK A LOT ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT
WHAT I THINK A LOT ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AT ALL.
THE FACT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AT ALL. A MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, THERE
THIS IS HAPPENING AT ALL. A MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, THERE ARE 100 BAZILLION ISSUES
A MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, THERE ARE 100 BAZILLION ISSUES THAT LEGISLATORS WHO ARE
ARE 100 BAZILLION ISSUES THAT LEGISLATORS WHO ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE
THAT LEGISLATORS WHO ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE THEY COULD GO INTO THE
ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE THEY COULD GO INTO THE TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE
PEOPLE THEY COULD GO INTO THE TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE AND DECIDE TO PASS DIFFERENT
TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE AND DECIDE TO PASS DIFFERENT LAWS.
AND DECIDE TO PASS DIFFERENT LAWS. WHY ARE THEY FOCUSING?
LAWS. WHY ARE THEY FOCUSING? FOCUSING
WHY ARE THEY FOCUSING? FOCUSING ON TRANS CHILDREN?
FOCUSING ON TRANS CHILDREN? WHO IS
ON TRANS CHILDREN? WHO IS THEY? WHY ARE WHO IS A DANGER
WHO IS THEY? WHY ARE WHO IS A DANGER TO
THEY? WHY ARE WHO IS A DANGER TO TRANS? LIKE WHY ARE THEY A
TO TRANS? LIKE WHY ARE THEY A DANGER TO THE REST OF US?
TRANS? LIKE WHY ARE THEY A DANGER TO THE REST OF US? WHY DO WE HAVE TO PASS? ALL
DANGER TO THE REST OF US? WHY DO WE HAVE TO PASS? ALL THESE LAWS TO PROTECT EVERYONE
WHY DO WE HAVE TO PASS? ALL THESE LAWS TO PROTECT EVERYONE FROM TRANS PEOPLE AND TRANS
THESE LAWS TO PROTECT EVERYONE FROM TRANS PEOPLE AND TRANS CHILDREN? THAT‘S A DAMN GOOD
FROM TRANS PEOPLE AND TRANS CHILDREN? THAT‘S A DAMN GOOD QUESTIONS EARLIER. THAT‘S A
CHILDREN? THAT‘S A DAMN GOOD QUESTIONS EARLIER. THAT‘S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
QUESTIONS EARLIER. THAT‘S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I FEEL THAT
REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I FEEL THAT GREG ABBOTT IN THE
I FEEL THAT GREG ABBOTT IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND
GREG ABBOTT IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND ESPECIALLY THE TEXAS
REPUBLICAN PARTY AND ESPECIALLY THE TEXAS FEELS THAT THIS IS, THIS IS
ESPECIALLY THE TEXAS FEELS THAT THIS IS, THIS IS GOING TO HELP THEIR ELECTORAL
FEELS THAT THIS IS, THIS IS GOING TO HELP THEIR ELECTORAL PROSPECTS.
GOING TO HELP THEIR ELECTORAL PROSPECTS. WE HAVE SEEN THE REPUBLICAN
PROSPECTS. WE HAVE SEEN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE SEEN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WEAPONIZING. THIS ISSUE.
PARTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WEAPONIZING. THIS ISSUE. AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL
WEAPONIZING. THIS ISSUE. AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE SAW IT
AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE SAW IT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL DURING
FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE SAW IT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL DURING YOU KNOW, A DEBATE OVER
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL DURING YOU KNOW, A DEBATE OVER CERTAIN
YOU KNOW, A DEBATE OVER CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS.
CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS. I FILLED THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS. I FILLED THAT FILLED THAT THERE IS SUCH A
I FILLED THAT FILLED THAT THERE IS SUCH A CYNICAL AND DEEPLY
FILLED THAT THERE IS SUCH A CYNICAL AND DEEPLY HATEFUL APPROACH HERE.
CYNICAL AND DEEPLY HATEFUL APPROACH HERE. THAT IS DENYING MEDICAL
HATEFUL APPROACH HERE. THAT IS DENYING MEDICAL EXPERTISE. THAT IS DENYING
THAT IS DENYING MEDICAL EXPERTISE. THAT IS DENYING THE
EXPERTISE. THAT IS DENYING THE EXPERTS ON CHILDCARE
THE EXPERTS ON CHILDCARE CHILD CARE AND REALLY
EXPERTS ON CHILDCARE CHILD CARE AND REALLY ATTACKING TRANS CHILDREN FOR
CHILD CARE AND REALLY ATTACKING TRANS CHILDREN FOR THE FEAR AND DISCOMFORT
ATTACKING TRANS CHILDREN FOR THE FEAR AND DISCOMFORT OF THE PEOPLE.
THE FEAR AND DISCOMFORT OF THE PEOPLE. WHOO-HOO,
OF THE PEOPLE. WHOO-HOO, OFTEN VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN
WHOO-HOO, OFTEN VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN PARTY?
OFTEN VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN PARTY? IS EVEN IF
REPUBLICAN PARTY? IS EVEN IF THESE PROPOSALS OR THESE
IS EVEN IF THESE PROPOSALS OR THESE DIRECTIVES, IN THIS CASE,
THESE PROPOSALS OR THESE DIRECTIVES, IN THIS CASE, DON‘T BECOME
DIRECTIVES, IN THIS CASE, DON‘T BECOME ACTUAL LAWS RIGHT THERE. JUST
DON‘T BECOME ACTUAL LAWS RIGHT THERE. JUST LET PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT
ACTUAL LAWS RIGHT THERE. JUST LET PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED
LET PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, IN
ARE BEING PROPOSED YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, IN SOME CASES TO BOOST
YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, IN SOME CASES TO BOOST ELECTION PROSPECTS FOR FOLKS,
SOME CASES TO BOOST ELECTION PROSPECTS FOR FOLKS, I MEAN,
ELECTION PROSPECTS FOR FOLKS, I MEAN, WHAT IS THE TRAUMA ASSOCIATED
I MEAN, WHAT IS THE TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH? EVEN THE FACT THAT WE‘RE
WHAT IS THE TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH? EVEN THE FACT THAT WE‘RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION THAT?
WITH? EVEN THE FACT THAT WE‘RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION THAT? THAT LEGISLATORS AND ADULTS
HAVING THIS CONVERSATION THAT? THAT LEGISLATORS AND ADULTS ARE PROPOSING LAWS
THAT LEGISLATORS AND ADULTS ARE PROPOSING LAWS THAT IMPACT
ARE PROPOSING LAWS THAT IMPACT TRANS YOUTH LIKE THIS. I MEAN
THAT IMPACT TRANS YOUTH LIKE THIS. I MEAN TALK ABOUT THE
TRANS YOUTH LIKE THIS. I MEAN TALK ABOUT THE TRAUMA.
TALK ABOUT THE TRAUMA. OF THE FACT THAT THESE ATTACKS
TRAUMA. OF THE FACT THAT THESE ATTACKS ON TRANS KIDS AND TRANS PEOPLE
OF THE FACT THAT THESE ATTACKS ON TRANS KIDS AND TRANS PEOPLE ARE EVEN
ON TRANS KIDS AND TRANS PEOPLE ARE EVEN BEING DISCUSSED
ARE EVEN BEING DISCUSSED AT ALL.
BEING DISCUSSED AT ALL. GIULIANA. YOU KNOW, THAT YOU
AT ALL. GIULIANA. YOU KNOW, THAT YOU GOT STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF
GIULIANA. YOU KNOW, THAT YOU GOT STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF THE ISSUE THERE.
GOT STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF THE ISSUE THERE. IMAGINE. YOU‘RE A TRANS KID,
THE ISSUE THERE. IMAGINE. YOU‘RE A TRANS KID, WHO IS IN THE CLOSET OR MAYBE
IMAGINE. YOU‘RE A TRANS KID, WHO IS IN THE CLOSET OR MAYBE OUT OF THE CLOSET, BUT MAYBE
WHO IS IN THE CLOSET OR MAYBE OUT OF THE CLOSET, BUT MAYBE NOT OUT PUBLICLY
OUT OF THE CLOSET, BUT MAYBE NOT OUT PUBLICLY IN THE LARGER SENSE, MAYBE AT
NOT OUT PUBLICLY IN THE LARGER SENSE, MAYBE AT HOME. THEY‘RE OUT AND TALKING
IN THE LARGER SENSE, MAYBE AT HOME. THEY‘RE OUT AND TALKING TO THEIR PARENTS
HOME. THEY‘RE OUT AND TALKING TO THEIR PARENTS AND SUDDENLY, THEY WAKE UP AND
TO THEIR PARENTS AND SUDDENLY, THEY WAKE UP AND THE GOVERNOR OF THEIR STATE
AND SUDDENLY, THEY WAKE UP AND THE GOVERNOR OF THEIR STATE SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW,
THE GOVERNOR OF THEIR STATE SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY IF YOU COME OUT AS
SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY IF YOU COME OUT AS TRANSGENDER,
ESSENTIALLY IF YOU COME OUT AS TRANSGENDER, WE‘RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE
TRANSGENDER, WE‘RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE YOUR PARENTS
WE‘RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE YOUR PARENTS AND THEN TAKE YOU AWAY.
YOUR PARENTS AND THEN TAKE YOU AWAY. FROM YOUR PARENTS. AND NOT
AND THEN TAKE YOU AWAY. FROM YOUR PARENTS. AND NOT ONLY THAT,
FROM YOUR PARENTS. AND NOT ONLY THAT, THIS DOESN‘T REALLY JUST
ONLY THAT, THIS DOESN‘T REALLY JUST AFFECT TRANS KIDS.
THIS DOESN‘T REALLY JUST AFFECT TRANS KIDS. THINK ABOUT
AFFECT TRANS KIDS. THINK ABOUT A YOUNG BOY WHO
THINK ABOUT A YOUNG BOY WHO IS CISGENDER AND VERY HAPPY
A YOUNG BOY WHO IS CISGENDER AND VERY HAPPY BEING A BOY,
IS CISGENDER AND VERY HAPPY BEING A BOY, BUT PAINTS HIS FINGERNAILS,
BEING A BOY, BUT PAINTS HIS FINGERNAILS, OR
BUT PAINTS HIS FINGERNAILS, OR TO DO A MASCULINE THING.
OR TO DO A MASCULINE THING. UNDER THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER,
TO DO A MASCULINE THING. UNDER THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER, THERE COULD BE REASONABLE
UNDER THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER, THERE COULD BE REASONABLE CONSTITUTES CHILD ABUSE
THERE COULD BE REASONABLE CONSTITUTES CHILD ABUSE NOW, I KNOW THAT DOESN‘T SOUND
CONSTITUTES CHILD ABUSE NOW, I KNOW THAT DOESN‘T SOUND SENSIBLE BECAUSE, OF COURSE IT
NOW, I KNOW THAT DOESN‘T SOUND SENSIBLE BECAUSE, OF COURSE IT DOESN‘T,
SENSIBLE BECAUSE, OF COURSE IT DOESN‘T, NEED IS THE PERCEPTION OR
DOESN‘T, NEED IS THE PERCEPTION OR THE SUSPICION THAT YOU HAVE A
NEED IS THE PERCEPTION OR THE SUSPICION THAT YOU HAVE A TRANS CHILD IN YOUR FIRMING,
THE SUSPICION THAT YOU HAVE A TRANS CHILD IN YOUR FIRMING, YOUR TRANS CHILD.
TRANS CHILD IN YOUR FIRMING, YOUR TRANS CHILD. WE‘RE GOING TO SEE THIS
YOUR TRANS CHILD. WE‘RE GOING TO SEE THIS ESCALATE FAR BEYOND WHAT WE‘RE
WE‘RE GOING TO SEE THIS ESCALATE FAR BEYOND WHAT WE‘RE WITNESSING RIGHT NOW
ESCALATE FAR BEYOND WHAT WE‘RE WITNESSING RIGHT NOW AND AND NOT ONLY THAT
WITNESSING RIGHT NOW AND AND NOT ONLY THAT WHAT LAWYERS IN THE GROUND ARE
AND AND NOT ONLY THAT WHAT LAWYERS IN THE GROUND ARE TELLING US IN TEXAS,
WHAT LAWYERS IN THE GROUND ARE TELLING US IN TEXAS, IS THAT THEY ARE AGGRESSIVELY.
TELLING US IN TEXAS, IS THAT THEY ARE AGGRESSIVELY. THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAS
IS THAT THEY ARE AGGRESSIVELY. THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAS AGGRESSIVELY
THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAS AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING THESE INVESTIGATIONS.
AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING THESE INVESTIGATIONS. IT‘S NOT JUST THIS THIS ONE
PURSUING THESE INVESTIGATIONS. IT‘S NOT JUST THIS THIS ONE MOTHER AT THE STATE AGENCY
IT‘S NOT JUST THIS THIS ONE MOTHER AT THE STATE AGENCY THEY‘RE GOING TO OPEN UP
MOTHER AT THE STATE AGENCY THEY‘RE GOING TO OPEN UP HUNDREDS OF THESE
THEY‘RE GOING TO OPEN UP HUNDREDS OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS. WE‘RE GOING TO
HUNDREDS OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS. WE‘RE GOING TO SEE. IT HAPPENED VERY, VERY
INVESTIGATIONS. WE‘RE GOING TO SEE. IT HAPPENED VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
THAT IS REALLY CONCERNING.
THAT IS REALLY CONCERNING. IT‘S LIKE IT‘S ONE THING,
THAT IS REALLY CONCERNING. IT‘S LIKE IT‘S ONE THING, YOU KNOW, THERE‘S, TRAUMA
IT‘S LIKE IT‘S ONE THING, YOU KNOW, THERE‘S, TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSING, THE
YOU KNOW, THERE‘S, TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSING, THE LAW. THERE‘S TRAUMA ASSOCIATED
ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSING, THE LAW. THERE‘S TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING THE LAW, BUT THE
LAW. THERE‘S TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING THE LAW, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE
WITH PASSING THE LAW, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE AGGRESSIVELY INVESTIGATING IS
FACT THAT THEY ARE AGGRESSIVELY INVESTIGATING IS VERY ALARMING. CHARLOTTE,
AGGRESSIVELY INVESTIGATING IS VERY ALARMING. CHARLOTTE, CLIMBER WILL HAVE YOU BACK AS
VERY ALARMING. CHARLOTTE, CLIMBER WILL HAVE YOU BACK AS WE GET UPDATES ON THESE
CLIMBER WILL HAVE YOU BACK AS WE GET UPDATES ON THESE THINGS.
WE GET UPDATES ON THESE THINGS. HERE.