[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 58 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY

  (Mr. STANTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. STANTON. On this Transgender Day of Visibility, I want to speak 
about a young constituent of mine, an 11-year-old girl from Mesa, 
Arizona.
  She wrote me a few days ago to say that one day she wants to grow up 
to be a doctor or maybe even President. Her favorite color is pink. She 
loves cats and the yellow minions. She also wants to play on the local 
soccer team with her friends.
  However, because of the wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation introduced in 
Arizona and other legislatures around the country and right here in 
Congress, she is afraid, and so is her family.
  To that little girl, I want you to know that you are anything but. 
You are exceptional and you are deserving of every opportunity to 
pursue your passions and your dreams. Please know that you are loved 
and you are not alone, and that I and many of my fellow colleagues 
right here in Congress will continue to work to protect your rights.
  Trans youth are kids and they should be able to spend their time 
being kids, not writing their Congressman to defend their basic rights.

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