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Mazie Hirono: I hardly know what to say, because I would think that human rights belong to everyone and that trans rights are human…

On the recordJune 21, 2023
I hardly know what to say, because I would think that human rights belong to everyone and that trans rights are human rights.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono emphasizes that human rights, including trans rights, are universal.

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