[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 178 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                  HONORING TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Virginia (Ms. Wexton) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Transgender 
Awareness Week.
  Each and every day, our trans friends and neighbors fight to make 
their voices heard, to demand their basic human rights, and to live 
free from increasing dehumanizing and hateful attacks. Their spirit and 
fight deserve to be celebrated this week and every week.
  Madam Speaker, we stand with the trans community and join their fight 
to live openly and authentically without fear of discrimination. We 
also must not ignore the horrific violence targeting the trans 
community.
  Sunday marks Transgender Day of Remembrance as we honor the at least 
32 transgender or gender-nonconforming Americans who have been killed 
this year and commit to doing all in our power to end this bigoted 
violence.
  As co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus' Transgender Equality Task 
Force, I will never stop working to uplift the voices and visibility of 
trans Americans and shine the light on injustices this community faces.
  To my friends in the trans community, I want to let you know that you 
are seen, you are heard, and you have allies here in Congress.

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