House Democrats filed a resolution to condemn Ben Carson for his transphobic comments

[Behind the Aegis]

House Democrats filed a resolution to condemn a Donald Trump appointee for his transphobic comments.

Last week, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson reportedly referred to trans women as “big, hairy men” when talking about why homeless shelters that receive federal funding should be allowed to turn away transgender people.

Carson later confirmed on Fox News that he made the comments, but he defended them by saying he was talking about “biological and scientific issues” and was worried that transgender people would get “extra rights” if housed with their gender in homeless shelters.

Now House Democrats have introduced a measure to condemn his comments.

Representatives Katie Hill (D-CA) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) introduced the resolution. Hill is a co-chair of the House LGBT Equality Caucus and Quigley is a vice chair.

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[littlemissmartypants]

1. Excellent! Thanks for sharing this Behind the Aegis. nt

[Skittles]

2. painful

it's very distressing seeing someone of a historically oppressed group having no qualms about trashing someone different from them

the "extra rights" thing is such utter bullshit - they can never explain what exactly these "extra rights" would be