Transgender “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider is calling some of the transgender bills being passed “scary.”
Schneider visited the White House as part of “Transgender Day of Visibility” on Thursday.
When asked to comment on the transgender bills, Schneider replied, “They’re really scary. Some of them, in particular, are denying medical services to trans youth. Those are life-saving medical treatments. These bills will cause the deaths of children, and that’s really sad to me, and it’s really frightening.”
Watch Schneider’s comments below:
"Jeopardy!" champ Amy Schneider, while visiting the White House on Transgender Day of Visibility, comments on some of the recent bills circulating the nation that impact trans youth:
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"They're really scary … these bills will cause the deaths of children." pic.twitter.com/3nqnaRYAbW
President Joe Biden issued a statement celebrating the day, as IJR reported.
“To everyone celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility, I want you to know that your President sees you,” Biden tweeted.
He added, “[Jill Biden], [Vice President Kamala Harris,] [Douglas Emhoff], and my entire Administration see you for who you are — made in the image of God and deserving of dignity, respect, and support.”
The administration also announced efforts to “support the mental health of transgender children, remove barriers that transgender people face accessing critical government services, and improve the visibility of transgender people in our nation’s data.”
In a video message, Biden made it clear the administration “is standing up for you against all these hateful bills.”
He proceeded to tell parents of transgender children that “affirming your child’s identity is one of the most powerful things you can do to keep them safe and healthy.”
ABC News noted at least 10 states have banned transgender athletes from taking part in sports “at all levels in a way that is consistent with their gender identity.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has come under fire for signing what critics are calling the “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law.
Gay rights advocates filed a lawsuit against DeSantis to block the law, as NPR reported.
“This effort to control young minds through state censorship — and to demean LGBTQ lives by denying their reality — is a grave abuse of power,” the lawsuit states.
It continues, “The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that LGBTQ people and their families are at home in our constitutional order. The State of Florida has no right to declare them outcasts, or to treat their allies as outlaws, by punishing schools where someone dares to affirm their identity and dignity.”
