"He said the deletion of trans identities from official government platforms "demeans humanity" and "undermines everything this country stands for." Goldman added, "The idea of individual freedom to be who you want to be is such a fundamental American value. And this effort to delete not only trans people, but the notion of transgender identity itself, is an attempt to rewrite science, history, and truth.""
"On Friday morning, more than 70 House Democrats led by Reps. Dan Goldman of New York, Mark Takano of California, and Ritchie Torres of New York demanded that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Acting NPS Director Jessica Bowron reverse what they called a "blatant attack on the integrity of public history." In their letter, obtained by The Advocate, the members denounced the administration's effort to "rewrite history across national parks""
The National Park Service removed references to transgender and bisexual people from the Stonewall National Monument website earlier this year. Seventy-two House Democrats led by Dan Goldman, Mark Takano, and Ritchie Torres demanded that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Acting NPS Director Jessica Bowron reverse the changes. The lawmakers denounced an administration effort to rewrite history across national parks and warned that similar edits are appearing in official interpretations of Japanese American incarceration, Native American massacres, and slavery. The lawmakers said Stonewall history cannot be told without transgender stories and said the erasure undermines Park Service credibility and the ideals of equality and justice. Goldman called the revisions shameful, saying deletion demeans humanity and attempts to rewrite science, history, and truth.
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