‘This Is My Country Too!’ Transgender Activist Fires Up Anti-Trump No Kings Rally

Transgender activist Jay Brown, who serves as chief of staff for the Human Rights Campaign, took to the podium for Washington, D.C.’s No Kings rally Saturday to declare, “This is my country, too!”

As the nation’s largest LGBTQ rights organization in the country, the Human Rights Campaign has repeatedly challenged the Trump administration in court on its “anti-woke” policies.

“I am here today as a proud transgender American,” Brown said. “I am here to say, this is my country too! Like so many of you, I came here today with my family and friends. My twin sister is somewhere out there in that crowd of people. Growing up, you know, she fit the mold of what people expected. You could say I broke the mold, but our parents loved us just the same. We did not know anybody transgender. We did not know the word. But they gave us love and support we needed to thrive.”

Brown continued:

But this president has a darker vision for America. One where our families are told how to parent their children, where the doctors are forced to forgo their oaths to “do no harm,” where the government is ripping families apart and hurting our people. They are cutting billions of dollars from HIV prevention and treatment. They are banning our books. They are firing teachers who use a student’s nickname. They are firing gay workers who put a pride flag on their desk.

We are all here because we believe in a better America. We believe in a country where kids can get a quality education free from bullying. Where love is love, where freedom is afforded to all and not reserved for the wealthy few. That is America at its greatest. That is our America. And on behalf of HRC’s 3.6 million members and supporters, I’m here to say, America does not and will not ever have a king.

Also taking the podium was former assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, Shawn Skelly.

“I’m an out, proud trans woman who loves our country,” Skelley said. “Who’s put my life on the line for our country and our rights. I will fight for it now using all of the rights that the Constitution gives us and I swore an oath to defend.”

Watch above via C-SPAN.