Well @realDonaldTrump, from one Republican to another, this is a disaster. You made a promise to protect the LGBTQ community. Call me. pic.twitter.com/XwYe0LNUOq
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) February 24, 2017
Last summer, Caitlyn praised Trump for his stance on women’s rights and LGBTQ issues, calling him an advocate. “Trump seems to be very much for women,” she said in an interview with Stat. “He seems very much behind the LGBT community because of what happened in North Carolina with the bathroom issue. He backed the LGBT community.” Caitlyn has also said that Trump personally told her she could use whatever bathroom she wanted in Trump Tower—an offer she not only took him up on but documented on Facebook. Caitlyn even attended Trump’s inauguration.
It should be noted that while Trump initially criticized the controversial North Carolina law, which requires people to use the bathroom corresponding to the sex on their birth certificate, he quickly walked back his statements and said that kind of decision should be left up to states and local communities, according to CBS News.
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Caitlyn then reached out directly to kids affected by the issue on social media. “I have a message for the trans kids of America: You’re winning. I know it doesn’t feel like it today or every day, but you’re winning,” Jenner said in an Instagram video. “Very soon, we will win full freedom nation-wide and it’s going to be with bipartisan support. You can help by checking out the National Center for Transgender Equality and letting Washington hear you loud and clear.”
I have a message for the trans kids of America. You are winning. I know it doesn’t feel that way today or every day, but you _ are _ winning. You are going to keep on winning so much you’re going to get sick of winning. Very soon, we’ll win full freedom nationwide, and it’s going to happen with bipartisan support. For all our friends out there, If you want to be part of this winning side, you can help by checking out the National Center for Trans Equality and letting Washington hear how you feel loud and clear. (Link in bio!) Now…I also have a message for the bullies. You suck. You’re losers and you’re going to keep on losing. Because you’re weak, you pick on kids or you pick on women or anyone you think is vulnerable. Apparently even becoming the Attorney General isn’t enough to cure some of you of your insecurity. As proof that you can’t stop our progress, the Supreme Court will soon hear an important Title Nine case thanks to the courage of a brave young man named Gavin Grimm. See you in court!
A post shared by Caitlyn Jenner (@caitlynjenner) on Feb 23, 2017 at 5:17pm PST