WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), with Representatives Mark Takano (CA-49), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) today reintroduced the Transgender Bill of Rights, a landmark resolution that reaffirms the federal government's duty to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people and ensure that trans people have access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security. The resolution creates a comprehensive framework to protect trans and nonbinary Americans from discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression. Senator Markey and Representative Jayapal previously introduced the Transgender B...