Radical New York State Assemblymember Claire Valdez, a longtime leader in NYC-DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) and backed by Marxist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is running in the Democratic primary for New York’s 7th congressional district.
Valdez is making sure that ‘trans rights’ are front and center in her campaign.
In an interview released on Friday, Valdez told podcast host Mike from PA, “When we talk about trans rights and bodily autonomy and we talk about universal programs like social housing, like Medicare for all, like all of these programs, you know, we know that trans people, and trans youth especially, are often the highest at risk for homelessness, retaliation at their jobs.”
“So we have to be focused, really enshrining their rights within universal programs and making sure that Medicare for All includes gender-affirming care and health care for trans folks.”
“We need to make sure that we’re enshrining their rights in a Trans Bill of Rights and in workplaces.”
“And making sure that there’s real housing that is available, you know, for everyone, but especially trans people who are most at risk of being homeless or kicked out of their homes.”
As a New York State Assemblymember, Valdez is a co-sponsor of A8841, which establishes a “gender-affirming care access program”.
The bill aims to increase access to “gender-affirming care,” including medical and surgical interventions, by providing funding/support for providers and nonprofits by using state resources (tax dollars) to expand access, including for lower-income patients.
Despite Valdez’s claims during the interview, according to theU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, Black Americans, Native Americans, and other racial/ethnic groups actually show the highest overall rates and make up the largest shares of the homeless population.
Transgender individuals are a small absolute percentage of the total homeless population.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
