13 Tweets that destroy the myth Hillary Clinton lost for being pro-trans
LGBT+ rights activist Sarah McBride and co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney at the Democratic National Convention in 2016 (Getty)
Trans activist Sarah McBride just summed up perfectly why Hillary Clinton’s support for trans rights didn’t cost her the election.
The Human Rights Campaign National Press Officer nailed the reasons why Sec. Clinton was right to back trans rights during the election campaign.
Some commentators had claimed that Secretary had spent too much time talking about “bathrooms”, and not enough on income inequality.
But Ms McBride hit back in the accusations in an articulate and moving series of posts on Twitter.
The row comes following the news that transphobic North Carolina Governor is fighting to keep his office by cheating voters who backed his Democratic opponent.
2. For a moment, we’ll set aside the fact that trans ppl are workers and if they can’t access restrooms, it becomes difficult to hold a job.
— Sen. Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 22, 2016
4. Yes, Hillary talked more about trans rights this election than any previous candidate…— Sen. Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 22, 2016
6. Indeed she did lift up several trans voices – mine included – but to give you some context, I spoke for 3 mins at the convention.— Sen. Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 22, 2016
8. So let’s be clear, when these people say trans ppl were featured too much in this election, they mean at all.— Sen. Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 22, 2016
10. The “hot take” rests on the impression that trans rights is bad politics. In NC, a state that went for Trump…
— Sen. Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 22, 2016
12. Enough with these crappy takes. They are nothing more than a handful of “liberals” projecting their own discomfort onto voters.— Sen. Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 22, 2016
13. No data actually backs them up. People's lives are actually on the line. And it puts you on the wrong side of history.— Sen. Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 22, 2016
