Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has told transgender youngsters that they’re not to blame for anything.
The New York Democratic representative, a staunch supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, shared a message of support for the trans community on TikTok, in the face of increasing attacks from Donald Trump’s administration.
In response to being asked “what do you have to say to trans youth right now,” she said: “I know this time is terrifying for so many people, and it feels hard to know where your place is, especially in politics, where it feels like people in both parties are blaming you for everything that’s happening. I just want you to know that they couldn’t be more wrong.
“You are fine just the way you are, and, in a time when it’s hard to know who stands with you, I want you to know that I stand with you, and everyone who wants to be mean shouldn’t be mean around me.”
@aoc My message for trans youth in what feels like a terrifying moment: I stand with you. I've got your back.
♬ original sound – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
AOC has consistently used her platform to support minority groups, and in 2023, weighed in on the ongoing debate about banning transgender women from women’s sports, saying such measures could result in all participants facing genital examinations.
Last year, she spoke out again to say that trans toilet bans could endanger “all women and girls.”
She has alos drawn on her own experiences to emphasise that LGBTQ+ people pose no threat to women. “When you actually look at who is committing this abuse, it’s majority straight men,” she said, recalling the first time she was harassed by a man, when she was in her early teens.
“Many of these disgusting and insinuating attacks on trans and LGBT people are actually projections of what predatory cisgender, and often straight, men do when left in the presence of women,” she added.
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