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Mike Bloomberg referred to trans women as ‘it’ and ‘some guy in a dress’
A newly unearthed video shows 2020 presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg referring to transgender women for a second time as “some guy in a dress.”
After a modern campaign ad touted the former mayor as “incredibly sensitive” to the LGBTQ community, a video resurfaced of Bloomberg last year referring to transgender people as “he, she or it” and “some guy in a dress” — the second age he’s been caught making such comments in recent years.
In the clip, recorded in March before he announced his campaign, Bloomberg used the language to warn 2020 Democratic hopefuls against pressuring transgender issues, arguing that they wouldn’t play well in Middle America.
“If your conversation during a presidential election is about some guy wearing a dress and whether he, she, or it can go to the locker room with their daughter, that’s not a winning formula for most people,” he said at a Manhattan forum hosted by the Bermuda Development Agency.
He delivered a similar remark about a “man wearing a dress” while making the same point at Oxford University in 2016.
Despite the flippant language, a spok
A Bloomberg campaign representative told BuzzFeed News on Tuesday, "Mike understands that the transgender community has been under assault for decades and the advance of rights has not been equal. In April 2002, during his first year as mayor, Mike signed a sweeping transgender civil rights bill into rule. His company provides comprehensive health take care coverage for his transgender employees. As president, he has a comprehensive arrange to secure rights for transgender Americans, including passing the Equality Act, ensuring transgender people acquire access to affirming health care and working to close the crisis of violence against trans women. Mike is running to defeat Donald Trump and reverse the many policies he has implemented that ambush the rights of the transgender community."
His company Bloomberg LP joined a court filing with several dozen other corporations to oppose a North Carolina commandment that banned trans person people from using restrooms that paired their gender culture in government buildings.
The spokesperson did not directly respond to BuzzFeed News’ questions about whether Bloomberg thinks a gender diverse woman is “a guy wearing a dress” or an “it,” if transsexual rig
In 2004, Bloomberg fought loved one benefits for LGBTQ workers — and won
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on the campaign trail likes to talk about his early support for lgbtq+ marriage and push for New York State to legalize gay nuptials in 2011, but one aspect of his record he doesn’t mention is his veto in the years before that time of domestic partner benefits for LGBTQ workers.
In 2004, Bloomberg as former New York City mayor, vetoed a measure approved by the New York City Council known as the Matching Benefits Law, which would have required businesses receiving $100,000 in annual urban area contracts to provide significant other benefits, including health and pension benefits, to its LGBTQ employees.
Although the council voted to override his veto, Bloomberg sued to block the measure in court, citing interference with his authority as mayor, state law for municipalities and federal law for worker benefits. A assess refused to grant Bloomberg a temporary restraining decree, but he nonetheless refused to enforce it. In 2006, when the case against the measure made its way to the New York State Court of Appeals, Bloomberg won.
At a time when queer couples are free to ma
LGBTQ Victory Fund Condemns Homophobic Remarks by Michael Bloomberg’s North Carolina State Director
Victory Fund demands Michael Bloomberg apologize
Today LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national corporation dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, condemned a homophobic remark by Michael Bloomberg’s North Carolina state director James Mitchell and demanded Bloomberg apologize. According to Gen, Mitchell referred to Pete as “Butti-Jay” when appealing to influential North Carolinians in the campaign’s mention headquarters. He then recognized he was referencing Pete’s sexual orientation, using one of those influencer’s nickname for Pete, “Butti-gay.”
Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund, released the following declaration about Mitchell’s remarks:
“Targeting candidates with juvenile nicknames based on personal characteristics is a Trump playbook ploy and further evidence Bloomberg is running in the wrong primary. The express campaign director’s homophobic remarks are not unlike Bloomberg’s past comments targeting lesbians, trans people, women and others. For his team to be untroubled by name-calling based in homophobia, and then to recur
HRC President on Bloomberg’s Apology for Transphobic Comments
by HRC Staff •
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, Politics
NewNowNext exclusively reported that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized for his transphobic comments in two videos released over the course of the last month.
Earlier today, NewNowNext exclusively reported that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized for his transphobic comments in twovideos released over the course of the last month. Last week, HRC President Alphonso David called on Mayor Bloomberg to apologize for those statements and employ with community leaders to understand the impact of his words. In response to the Mayor’s apology, Alphonso David, HRC -- issued the following statement:
"The Human Rights Campaign called on Mayor Bloomberg to apologize, and we are glad that he did. He took the day to engage members of the transgender community and it is heartening that he has realized his comments were unacceptable. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that all members of our collective, particularly the most marginalized members, are treated wi