Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), with Representatives Mark Takano (CA-49), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) [last week] reintroduced theTransgender Bill of Rights, a landmark resolution that reaffirms the federal government’s duty to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people and ensure that trans people have access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security. The resolution creates a comprehensive framework to protect trans and nonbinary Americans from discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression. Senator Markey and Representative Jayapal previously introduced the Transgender Bill of Rights in March 2023.

“Trans rights are human rights. We must ensure that every trans and gender diverse person in America can live freely, safely, and authentically. That’s what the Transgender Bill of Rights is all about,” said Senator Markey.

“I am proud to partner with Representatives Jayapal, Takano, and Jacobs, and with advocates from across the country to reject hate and reaffirm that trans people have a right to gender-affirming health care, to accurate identity documents, and to fully participate in school, in work, and in public life—just like anyone else. This is about who we are as a country: whether freedom belongs to all of us or only to some of us. We must choose freedom and justice for all.”

— from a press release from the office of US Senator Edward J. Markey

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