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Carlina Rivera explains her vote on LGBTQ support legislation
1:05:26
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Council Member Carlina Rivera expresses strong support for the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender individuals, and votes in favor of legislation to protect and support them. She emphasizes the importance of standing with marginalized communities and thanks her colleagues for their efforts.
- Rivera highlights the disproportionate attacks and targeting faced by the trans community
- She aligns herself with comments made by several colleagues, including Aviles, Ayala, Bottcher, De La Rosa, and Hudson
- Rivera votes "aye on all" for the legislation package supporting transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary New Yorkers
Carlina Rivera
1:05:26
Permission to explain my vote.
Amanda Farías
1:05:28
Permission granted.
Carlina Rivera
1:05:29
I I just, you know, I the facts are that our trans community is marginalized, disproportionately attacked, and targeted.
1:05:38
And I do believe it is up to us to stand with them and do what we can to support members of the LGBTQ community, the queer community.
1:05:48
So I just wanna thank my colleagues for their comments, for this legislation, and for continuing to bring this up.
1:05:56
I think it's so important.
1:05:58
I wanna align myself with so many of the colleagues, my colleagues comments today, Aviles, Ayala, Bachar, Della Rosa, Hudson, all say, so many of you, thank you.
1:06:08
And with that, I proudly vote aye on all.