In commemoration of the upcoming Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), President Joe Biden issued a statement praising trans people’s contributions to society and describing actions his administration has taken to counter transphobic bullying and extremism. Additionally, many members of Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also issued their own statements affirming that community health depends on supporting trans people too.

“Transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our Nation,” Biden wrote in his statement. “Whether serving their communities or in the military, raising families or running businesses, they help America thrive. They deserve, and are entitled to, the same rights and freedoms as every other American, including the most fundamental freedom to be their true selves.”

  • TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    It is being debated.

    Some legal scholars and transgender rights activists have argued this definition should be expanded to include transgender persons. Others have critiqued the term “transgender genocide” as inappropriate for modern Western contexts, arguing that current levels of discrimination and violence fail to reach the legal definition of genocide.

    • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I’m glad it’s a subject among academics, that’s more or less as it should be. I am not bound by their findings in either case; the real world value of a “legal definition” in the international courts has been demonstrated to be of limited use to prevent or discourage genocide in any case; ask a Palestinian.