Inclusion Makes Us Stronger

When we design policy with the most vulnerable in mind, we create systems that serve everyone better. Just as the Americans with Disabilities Act made public life more accessible for millions beyond its intended scope, policies that protect and affirm transgender people will create a more flexible, respectful, and functional society for all of us. This isn’t about special treatment — it’s about shared dignity, universal design, and building a country where everyone can belong.

When we update bathrooms, locker rooms, and public spaces to be safe and inclusive for transgender people, we make those same spaces safer for:

• - Parents caring for kids of different genders
• - People with disabilities who need privacy or assistance
• - Coaches and educators who need visibility and safety in youth settings
• - Anyone seeking dignity, privacy, and safety in public facilities

That’s the power of inclusive design: when we plan for the few, we serve the many.

If we’re serious about family values, we have to value all families:

• - Families with same-sex or transgender parents
• - Interracial families
• - Families caring for members with disabilities
• - Blended, adoptive, multigenerational households

Strong family policy means supporting the bonds that support people — not dictating what those bonds should look like.

Everyone deserves:

• - A safe place to live
• - A doctor who listens
• - A job where they’re respected
• - A school where they’re safe

We’ll uphold nondiscrimination protections in:

• - Housing, healthcare, employment, education, and public services
• - And we’ll fund community programs that meet people where they are — without judgment or bureaucracy

We don’t need to be LGBTQ+ to care. In fact, the people with the most power and protection have the greatest responsibility to ensure others are safe, seen, and supported. This isn’t about identity. It’s about humanity. When we show up for the person with the least protection — a young trans person in foster care, a queer senior afraid to come out — we create a system that works better for everyone else too.