Bloomberg should apologize for comments about transgender people, Human Rights Campaign says

[melman]

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ civil rights group, is calling on former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg to apologize for comments that he made last year about transgender people.

In 2019, Bloomberg called people who identify as transgender “it” and “some guy wearing a dress” who enters locker rooms, according to video that was first reported by BuzzFeed News on Tuesday and verified by NBC News.

“Transgender women aren’t “he-she or it”, they’re women. LGBTQ people are human and deserve to be treated with respect,” said HRC President Alphonso David in a statement Tuesday.

“Words matter and Mayor Bloomberg should apologize for using language that demoralizes and dehumanizes members of our community,” he added.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bloomberg-should-apologize-comments-about-transgender-people-human-rights-campaign-n1138441

[Crowman2009]

1. K&R

We shouldn't ignore the past of this billionaire plutocrat.

[Baked Potato]

2. If Trump said these things, there would be a bunch of comments already

Those are ignorant and divisive statements. We’ll see how far Democrats can be pushed with Bloomberg.