Friday marks Transgender Day of Visibility. Transgender advocates in New Jersey organized in hopes of sending a message to state leaders that the Garden State should be a leader in the fight for trans rights, after months when more than 400 pieces of anti-trans legislation were being pushed in over 30 states. The Trenton rally is part of a national movement that also featured a rally in Washington, D.C.
Raisa Rubin-Stankiewicz of March, of March For Our Lives NJ, said the hope in New Jersey is for a “similar response to when New Jersey protect[ed] bodily autonomy for abortion rights. I personally want to see New Jersey do the same thing, act as safe haven, so actually a bill that would ensure protections for people receiving and providing gender-affirming care, and make sure if people come from states with anti trans laws, that New Jersey isn’t sharing information.”
