just to live. and yet, here we are. seeing the right of our community members diminish. their voices are silenced, they re very identities denied. our nation has made great strides with filling the fundamental promises of freedom and equality for lgbtq plus americans, but lately something has changed. the arc of progress is bending in ways we did not think possible just five years ago. unjust ways. so far this year, more than 520 anti lgbtq bills have been introduced in state legislatures. that is a record. more than 220 of those bills, specifically, targeted transgender and non-binary people. also a record. and an unprecedented 70 anti lgbtq laws have been enacted just this year. in the past, we have put together pride specials celebrating lgbtq+ individuals and their achievements, first in the white house and then on the stage and screen. achievements that deserve to be celebrated. but tonight, as that progress is threatened like never before, we are going to do something d
nika s each week, this session right, we saw more and more chance two-spirit nonbinary gender nonconforming folks come down to the capital. and, it is apparent with the facebook, instagram, twitter, that folks are excited to have a presentation even if it is not the do not physically live in house district 88. i remember back in i got dms from folks who did not even live in america about how important this representation is. so it is a very humbling honor, it will be the greatest honor of my life to be able to serve the people of house district 88, but also in ways very heavy because it means that oftentimes we are in these spaces, with a fifth vitriol. representative talking about the comments, the phone, calls the, voicemails the real threat to our everyday, lives it is also very real as
spaces, with a fifth vitriol. representative talking about the comments, the phone, calls the, voicemails the real threat to our everyday, lives it is also very real as well. and, it is a lot to have to sit with as well. i would love to get your thoughts on visibility, especially you are the states first out trans lawmaker, what does it mean to you to be an example for others? well, i mean, you look at what is going on right now, we are under a microscope, all trans people are under a microscope, we saw that happen at the white house last week, we have to show that we are here to do the job, and to do the work and especially as a state representative, we represent all the people that we have in our districts, and being a chance person who is six testable in her job, and doing this kind of work, is really just to show all of those youth and even adults who don t see themselves in these positions to say, you, know i can do this kind of work, and she is showing me that that can be d