2019 Video: Mike Bloomberg Calls Transgender People "It" And "Some Guy Wearing A Dress"

[melman]

A newly uncovered video shows Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg in 2019 describing transgender people as “he, she, or it” and “some guy in a dress” who enters girls locker rooms — invoking a conservative cliché as he argued that transgender rights are toxic for presidential candidates trying to reach Middle America.

And yet, Bloomberg’s campaign published a new video on Tuesday that pledged the former New York City mayor believed in “inclusivity” for “LGBTQ+ youth,” featuring fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi declaring, “Mike is so incredibly sensitive to this issue.”

Bloomberg’s sensitivity was far less apparent at a forum hosted by the Bermuda Business Development Agency on March 21, 2019, in Manhattan, where Bloomberg derided Democratic candidates for talking about transgender protections.

“If your conversation during a presidential election is about some guy wearing a dress and whether he, she, or it can go to the locker room with their daughter, that’s not a winning formula for most people,” he said.




@ 12:50

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/dominicholden/michael-bloomberg-2020-transgender-comments-video

[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. Fuck you,bloomberg

Underneath the money you're a common transphobe.

Deal breaker for me.

[customerserviceguy]

2. Not even a year ago.

And my guess is that Bloomie's been thinking about this run for at least a few years now. The idea probably got planted the day after Trump won, and he covered it with dirt and watered it.

[melman]

3. Human Rights Campaign

Link to tweet

[Garrett78]

4. But...but...but he can win. 'Cause, you know, millions of POC/LGBTQ/youth won't be alienated.

[nilesobek]

5. Look at his deeds and not his words.

I represent a portion of America (60 percent) who doesn't even have 500$ in the bank for emergencies.

Bloomberg? No! Just no!

[DesertRat]

6. This is inexcusable and cruel

WTF is this guy running as a Democrat?

[Baclava]

9. He ran for mayor 3 times as a Republican and won, he'll go where the vote is

Big league scrutiny now, with all his skeletons ready to tumble out of the closet, we'll see if he survives it.

[melman]

7. People railed for weeks about Joe Rogan

Now Bloomberg calls people "it" and and these same folks say nothing. Shameful.

[Nanjeanne]

8. And Bernie just got an endorsement from first trans gubernatorial nominee.

https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/2/19/bernie-sanders-gets-endorsement-first-trans-gubernatorial-nominee

Christine Hallquist, the first out transgender person to be a major party’s nominee for governor, has endorsed U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont for president.

“I was the first transgender major party gubernatorial candidate in the nation,” Hallquist, the Democratic nominee for Vermont governor in 2018, said in a release from the Sanders campaign. “Bernie stood by me and aggressively supported my campaign. I have known and worked with Bernie for decades on rural development, the environment, and now climate change. He is the most honest and consistent leader I have ever worked with. His commitment to LGBTQ folks has been solid and steadfast. Bernie is the only candidate who has consistently supported policies on economic justice. This is especially important to the transgender community, which suffers from high levels of unemployment, low wages, and lack of health care.”

“Christine is a trailblazer,” Sanders said in the release. “As long as I’ve known her, she’s been on a mission to expand the use of sustainable energy. I was proud to work with her in Vermont, I was proud to support her gubernatorial campaign in 2018, and I’m very proud to have her support in this race.”