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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Julia, Member of the Public
2:28:48
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Julia, a cisgender woman and mother, expresses gratitude for the hearing and voices her support for the TGNCNB community as a concerned New Yorker. She emphasizes the importance of New York City remaining a safe place for all and thanks the council members and experts for their efforts.
- Expresses disappointment in New York hospitals for preemptively complying with restrictive measures
- References Fannie Lou Hamer's quote "nobody's free until everybody's free" to emphasize solidarity
- Acknowledges her role as an ally, stating she's there to support rather than lead the fight for TGNCNB rights
Julia
2:28:48
Here, okay.
2:28:50
Okay, sorry.
2:28:52
So thank you for this hearing today and for all of the people here, the individuals and experts who've spoken so eloquently about this really important issue, or all of these really important issues.
2:29:03
I'm not an expert at all and I am a cisgender woman and both of my children are cisgender.
2:29:11
I am a mother and think lots of people can be.
2:29:15
So I don't want to take up any time, just wanted, because it's not my voice to say, but I want to add my voice and support as a New Yorker and thank people for not preemptively complying like the New York hospitals did.
2:29:27
I was shocked, I was disappointed.
2:29:29
I believe that it's our job to support everyone and I think a lot about Fannie Lou Hamer saying nobody's free until everybody's free, and I really think that as New Yorkers, it's sad that we're we're one of the few places in this country that people identify as a safe place, and I think we need to be in that fight, and I thank you for having this hearing again, and especially my current and previous council members from '35 and '36, and I thank everyone who has the power and the knowledge and the expertise for being in this fight and I'm here to support you and I wanted to just add that I don't need to lead you know but I'm here to be in it with everyone.
Farah Louis
2:30:19
Being here is part of your leadership.