Transgender people are increasingly being marginalized and subjected to many forms of discrimination. Far-right politicians are now attacking the freedom and dignity of trans people and their families, with one-third of the country having passed laws that criminalize and ban access to gender-affirming care. Banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth leads to increased rates of depression, self-harm, and suicide. Gender-affirming care is evidence-based, medically necessary, and life-saving. This is why every leading medical organization strongly opposes efforts to criminalize or otherwise deny this care to transgender people. Patients and their doctors should be the ones making individual healthcare decisions. Anti-trans bills violate human rights and dignity–a core principle of Unitarian Universalism. Every human being has the right to live life free from discrimination.
For more information see: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/anti-trans-transgender-health-care-ban-legislation-bill-minors-children-lgbtq/il.gmail.com.
Message: Please oppose any appropriations bill that attacks the human rights and dignity of LGBTQ people, including but not limited to gender-affirming care.
Please contact President Biden and your U.S. Senators and Representatives:
PRESIDENT BIDEN – https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
U.S. Senator AMY KLOBUCHAR – 612-727-5220 (Minneapolis), 202-224-3244 (Washington) or https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Senator TINA SMITH – 651-221-1016 (St. Pau}, 202 224-5641 (Washington) or https://www.smith.senate.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER – 518-432-4070 (Albany, NY) 202-224-6542 (Washington)
U.S. Senate Minority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL – 502-582-6304 (Louisville, KY) 202-224-2541 (Washington)
U.S. Rep. BRAD FINSTAD (1st Congressional District) – 202-225-2472 or https://finstad.house.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Rep. ANGIE CRAIG (2nd Congressional District) – 651-846-2120 (Burnsville), 202-225-2271 (Washington) or https://craig.house.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Rep. DEAN PHILLIPS (3rd Congressional District) – 952-656-5176 (Minnetonka), 202-225-6351(Washington) or https://phillips.house.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Rep. BETTY MCCOLLUM (4th Congressional District) – 651-224-9191 (St.Paul), 202-225-6631 (Washington) or https://mccollum.house.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Rep. ILHAN OMAR (5th Congressional District) – 612-333-1272 (Minneapolis), 202-225-4755 (Washington) or https://omar.house.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Rep. TOM EMMER (6th Congressional District) – 763-241-6847 (Otsego), 202-225-2331 (Washington) or https://emmer.house.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Rep. MICHELLE FISCHBACH (7th Congressional District) – 202-225-2165 (DC) or https://fischbach.house.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Rep. PETE STAUBER (8th Congressional District) – 218-355-0862 (Brainerd) or https://stauber.house.gov/ to submit email
U.S. Speaker of the House MIKE JOHNSON – 202-225-2777
U.S. House Minority Leader HAKEEM JEFFRIES – 202-225-5936
U.S. Secretary of Interior DAVID L. BERNHARDT – 202-208-3100 or to email
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