Oakland resident and record-setting “Jeopardy” champion Jeopardamy visited the White House on Thursday in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility celebrating the lives of trans people.
Biden, in a brief video message, said that"the onslaught of anti-transgender state laws attacking you and your families is simply wrong." The president said his administration"is standing up for you against all these hateful bills. And we're committed to advancing transgender equality in the classroom, on the playing field, at work, in our military and our housing and health care systems.
It is working to expand the availability of the"X" gender marker to airlines and federal travel programs and will make it easier for transgender people to change their gender information in Social Security Administration records. In his video, Biden said there is work still to be done to end"the epidemic of violence against transgender women of color and girls of color" and to ensure that transgender seniors"can age with dignity." He called anew on Congress to pass the Equality Act to help transgender people around the world"live free from discrimination and violence."Biden tried to reassure any transgender person who is struggling, telling them to remember that"you're not alone.
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