D.C. Mayoral Candidates Support Transgender Rights, But Don't Really Take Them Seriously
Posted by Amanda Hess on Jun. 4, 2010 at 01:12 pm
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On Wednesday, DC for Democracy hosted a pre-endorsement candidate forum for D.C.'s mayoral candidates. Here's the final question posed to the candidates: "Transgender people face some of the worst discrimination in the District, despite legal protections. As Mayor, the question to you is: Will you appoint the first transgender member of the human rights board?" Here's how Vince Gray, Mayor Adrian Fenty, and Leo Alexander chose to answer that question:
Vince Gray: "Yes. I think the District has made enormous strides, I was very proud to vote in favor of marriage equality in December; it became law on March 3rd in the District of Columbia and I think we had about 100 couples who were married in the District of Columbia. So I think we have a strong track record for observing human rights and equality here in the District of Columbia and that would simply be another way of demonstrating our committment."