Celebrities defend trans rights, rejecting wave of U.S. laws
JACK GRAHAM HUNDREDS of celebrities have joined advocacy groups in an open letter in support of transgender rights, criticizing a raft of U.S. states that want to bar young, trans-Americans from playing school sports or getting medical help. The signatories - from feminist Gloria Steinem and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to actor Regina King and singer Selena Gomez - called for an end to the "long history of assaults" against trans women and girls. Never before has it been more dangerous to be trans, the letter said, denouncing "anti-transgender rhetoric" and the barriers facing trans people across multiple industries. The…
