First John Jolie-Pitt, and now Stephen Ira. Today is a big day for trans representation!Warren Beatt
First John Jolie-Pitt, and now Stephen Ira. Today is a big day for trans representation!Warren Beatty and Annette Bening’s Transgender Son Stephen Appears in New PSA—Watch the Video Now!“Warren Beatty and Annette Bening’s transgender son Stephen Ira continues to follow in his parents’ politically minded footsteps.Ira appears in a new PSA opposing a New York State Medicaid regulation that excludes transgender people from accessing healthcare.”“I grew up outside of New York, but I’ve always known I’ve wanted to move here for the city’s vibrant artistic community,” Ira, 21, says in the two-minute video spot. “As a trans person, I would hope that I’d be welcomed but many trans people aren’t because we don’t have the basic healthcare coverage we need to survive.”Ira appears in the PSA, produced by GLAAD and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, with fellow trans activists, medical providers and a mother of a transgender woman.“Read the full piece and watch the video here -- source link
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