""When this comedian I was not very familiar with made those horrific comments about punching trans individuals, I obviously am deeply offended by that, just as I've been offended when someone makes comments about hating Indian Americans or telling Indian people to go back to India," he said."
""I have always supported and stood up for the trans community, even when others in my party were abandoning them," he said, adding that he has worked to secure expanding gender markers on passports and defended trans youth in sports."
""When we end up taking government action against speech, it actually makes that person a rebel and a martyr.""
A California Democratic U.S. representative faced criticism after tweeting about the airport arrest of Irish comedian Graham Linehan, who had posted about punching trans women. The representative said the arrest was an offense to free speech and compared the detention to Oscar Wilde, while acknowledging unfamiliarity with the comedian at the time of the tweet. The representative affirmed long-standing support for the trans community, citing efforts to expand gender markers on passports and defend trans youth in sports. The representative described opposition to government suppression of speech and argued that government action can inadvertently create martyrs.
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