Julia Beck Testifies on Gender Identity in H.R. 5, the Equality Act, at the House Judiciary Hearing
Full video here, Ms. Beck’s opening statement is 59 minutes in:
Press on the hearing:
“Lesbian Feminist Slams the Equality Act: ‘H.R. 5 Is a Human Rights Violation’,” Tyler O’Neil, PJ Media, April 2, 2019
“Trump Could Declare Himself ‘The First Female President’ Under the Equality Act, Rep. Gaetz Warns,” Tyler O’Neil, PJ Media, April 2, 2019
“Rep. Nadler Refers to Trans-Critical Woman as ‘He’ While Slamming Her Testimony,” Tyler O’Neil, PJ Media, April 2, 2019
“Feminist Testifies Against the ‘Equality Act’” Madeleine Kearns, National Review, April 2, 2019
“Lesbian activist calls out Democratic transgender bill as ‘a human rights violation’,” Nate Madden, The Blaze, April 2, 2019
“House Republicans Tried to Put Trans People Through Hell Today,” Paul Blest, Splinter, April 2, 2019
“‘My child is free’: Congresswoman gives tearful speech about nonbinary loved one,” Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, April 2, 2019
“5 Key Moments From Equality Act Hearing,” Rachel del Guidice, Daily Signal, April 2, 2019
“Republicans invoke women’s rights in new effort to oppose controversial Equality Act. Here’s why,” Matthew Brown, Deseret News, April 2, 2019
“How Conservatives Are Using ‘Feminism’ to Fight Against LGBTQ Equality,” Rev. Elena Rose Vera and Heron Greenesmith, Esq., Advocate, April 2, 2019
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The funniest possible take on Ms. Beck’s testimony came from Chris Johnson, of the Washington Blade, describing her as a “former lesbian activist.” We are confident in stating that the adjective “former,” in that sentence, is inaccurate on its face, regardless of the noun it was intended to modify:
Chris Johnson, of the Washington Blade, writes on Twitter, April 2, 2019, “Opposing the Equality Act is Julia Beck, a former lesbian activist if the bill becomes law “every right that women have fought for will cease to exist.”