GOP Illegality Toward the Transgender Community
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all... are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Those sacred words come from America's Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. The United States' founding fathers understood that in order for people to thrive it was necessary for them to have the freedom to pursue happiness. Founding father, Benjamin Franklin is credited with the quote, "The Constitution guarantees you the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." But, how are the people expected to pursue happiness and to thrive when Congress blocks the very avenues needed for such pursuit? Where transgender people are concerned, Republicans are either ignoring the truth, or they are ignorant of the truth. That truth is that gender identity is a natural part of the human exper...