State lawmakers observe Transgender Day of Visibility. 'They just want to live their lives.'

Atkins opened by introducing the resolution, which she said 'encompasses an expansive community of people who identify as two-spirit, transgender, gender non-conforming, nonbinary or intersex.'

Sen. Steve Padilla, D-San Diego, highlighted an 'alarming trend of anti-trans sentiment, particularly toward trans children, throughout the country.'

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