1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

I need you to oppose the coordinated policies that are making it impossible for transgender Americans to live safely in this country. Between April 23 and April 30, three major developments collectively restricted where trans people can travel, sleep, and access basic services. On April 23, more than 120 civil rights organizations including the ACLU, Amnesty International USA, and the Council for Global Equality issued a travel advisory warning international visitors that LGBTQ+ travelers face elevated risk in the United States. On April 28, the Department of Housing and Urban Development published a proposed rule allowing single-sex shelters to demand "reasonable assurances and evidence" of a person's sex before granting them a bed. On April 30, six trans Idahoans filed a federal class action against their state. These are not three separate news stories. This is one story about a vulnerable population being systematically pushed out of public life. Trans people like Grace Ann Hansen, a 60-year-old woman in Sioux Falls who coaches gymnastics and plays in a band, just want to live quiet lives. Instead, they face policies that tell them where they cannot sleep, cannot use the restroom, cannot travel. Vote against any legislation that restricts trans people's access to housing, healthcare, or public accommodations. The pattern is the design, and it needs to stop.