FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2018
Contact: David Carl (505) 288-2465
Albuquerque, NM – The Constitution protects the rights of all New Mexicans and all Americans.
Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas responds to President Trump’s proposal to scale back
transgender rights in America:
“To discriminate against transgender Americans by regulating away their very identity is
disgraceful,” said Attorney General Hector Balderas. “I will continue to fight against every one
of President Trump’s anti-American and inhumane attempts to dehumanize and exclude
vulnerable populations.”
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FOR YOUR BACKGROUND USE: Please see below for some of AG Balderas’ work in
fighting for the rights of transgender Americans:
https://www.nmag.gov/uploads/PressRelease/48737699ae174b30ac51a7eb286e661f/Balderas_to
_Trump_We_Must_Protect_Our_LGBTQ_Youth_in_New_Mexico.pdf
https://www.nmag.gov/uploads/PressRelease/48737699ae174b30ac51a7eb286e661f/Attorney_G
eneral_Balderas_Protect_New_Mexico_Kids_by_Banning_Conversion_Therapy.pdf
https://www.nmag.gov/uploads/PressRelease/48737699ae174b30ac51a7eb286e661f/Balderas_Fi
les_U.S._Supreme_Court_Brief_in_Transgender_Rights_Case.pdf
https://www.nmag.gov/uploads/PressRelease/48737699ae174b30ac51a7eb286e661f/Balderas_St
atement_on_Supreme_Court_Decision_in_Transgender_Rights_Case.pdf
https://www.nmag.gov/uploads/PressRelease/48737699ae174b30ac51a7eb286e661f/AG_Balder
as___Coalition_of_Attorneys_General_Urge_Congress_to_Protect_Transgender_Service_Memb
ers.pdf
https://www.nmag.gov/uploads/PressRelease/48737699ae174b30ac51a7eb286e661f/AG_Balder
as_Fights_for_Rights_of_Transgender_Americans_to_Serve_Openly_in_United_States_Armed_
Forces.pdf
https://www.nmag.gov/uploads/PressRelease/48737699ae174b30ac51a7eb286e661f/AG_Balder
as_Trump_Transgender_Ban_Weakens_National_Security.pdf