Taylor Swift is calling for greater inclusion in the country for transgender and non-binary people.
The 30-year-old pop star was one of several celebrities who joined Pride Live’s Stonewall Day Instagram live streaming event to defend LGBTQ rights.
The remote event was held in honor of the 1969 riots that took place at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City and the historic site where the gay rights movement was launched.
“I wanted to say happy pride month,” Swift said to begin his recorded speech. “The Stonewall Inn has been a symbol of rebellion against oppression and such a safe space for people. I want to thank everyone who works there, everyone who has worked there, everyone who has made it the place. adequate. is. “
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Swift recalled her time performing at the venue, calling the people she met there “so charming and wonderful.”
She also praised the United States Supreme Court decision of June 15 that protects LGBT workers from job discrimination as a “very good step forward” before raising issues with policies that she believes lack the same support.
“The Equality Act has not yet been passed and that must happen,” Swift said.
The Grammy winner condemned the Census Bureau for its lack of inclusion for transgender and non-binary people.
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Taylor Swift performs at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California.
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“I took my census the other day, and there were two gender options. There were men and women, and that deletion bothered me so much, the deletion of transgender and non-binary people,” she said. “And when you don’t collect information about a group of people, that means you have every excuse in the world not to support them.”
“When you don’t collect data on a community, that’s a very, very brutal way to discard it,” he said.
Swift continued to remind viewers to exercise their right to vote.
“We need to check our absentee voting policy in our states, and we need to make sure that we choose people who care about all the communities. I love you guys so much, and I hope you have an amazing rest of Pride Month and keep fighting. good fight “, he concluded.
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The singer has used her public platform to talk more about politics. She recently increased her support for the Black Lives Matter movement and last week urged policy makers to make June 15 a national holiday.
