Congresswoman Sarah McBride, who witnessed the peaceful transfer of power from President Biden to President Trump, addresses the new administration's stance on transgender rights. Following Trump's inaugural address declaring only two genders exist, McBride expressed her disapproval and warned of potential consequences for LGBTQ individuals.
In Congresswoman Sarah McBride's office, there is a photo of her with now-former President Joe Biden.
She was in the Capitol Rotunda this week for the last moment's of his term and the first moments of President Donald Trump's administration."I did think it was important to show that Democrats and Republicans were coming together for this peaceful transfer of power," Congresswoman McBride said.She is serving as the issue of transgender rights gets a new spotlight in the Trump Administration and the inauguration address.
"As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: Male and female," Pres. Trump said.When asked what her reaction was to that moment, McBride says she stayed in her chair and she did not clap.Pres. Trump then went on to issue an executive action on that police in his first hours in the White House on Monday.
"No executive action, no legislative action for that matter, can erase the reality of diversity across gender in our society," McBride told NBC10."There may be consequences for privacy for some LGBTQ people with regard to identity documents. There may be impacts across federal programs," she said.
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