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“I reject the claims made by those outside the Human Rights Commission and the actions taken by those within the Human Rights Commission. I have served on the Human Rights Commission and throughout the community since returning to the area without incident or problem until recently with no change in My actions, community engagement, or attitudes towards others, what has changed is that my wife was elected to the MN House of Representatives and now people who were once colleagues and community connections that we supported have started mine Attacking woman and now me about political differences. These claims are all political and not even related to me. By attending events with my wife including the Minnesota Family Council, the Minnesota Child Protection League, and the MN4Freedom event, I now represent somehow their values. The claim is That is why I am not for the human rights of all people, but what I learned from the last session of the HRC is that the main reason and evidence for this is that my wife signed the law to protect girls in women’s sports, the girl before it to protect against competing against biological boys in women’s sports. Your claim is that this is what my wife, and therefore me, is doing as an anti-trans representative. That is the furthest from the truth. For more than half of my life, I’ve worked directly with people from all countries, backgrounds, the elderly, youth, people with disabilities, refugees and immigrants, and almost every organization in Austin. My commitment was to create and celebrate unity, as seen in the parade on the 4th, have civilian conversations on difficult topics, and seek solutions that are best for the community. I work with individuals daily to empower them to grow, find opportunities, and thrive. But we now love in a world that is divisive by skin color, religion, and sexual orientation, to attack others through verbal abuse instead of having civilian conversations on the subjects of how I have been labeled a racist and someone who is not a Christian, and where Words like inclusion are used, which excludes those who disagree with them, or justice, which is nowhere near the same for everyone. We see these things often in other cities and these create more division than unity. That’s why I stand up against these attacks. First, because they are unfounded, and second, because it sets a dangerous precedent for our city council and the Austin community. It is not right for Austin to allow a group to eliminate others simply because they politically disagree with them. It is not right for Austin to allow a culture of fear that forces people to consent or receive attacks in the media, on social media and Facebook, or in their work in the community. Exactly this decision is now before the city council. I don’t believe that this is the will of the majority of Austin residents, and that it shouldn’t be the dangerous path the city council is taking. I therefore urge you to vote against this measure. Regardless of the outcome of this vote, I will continue to empower individuals and work for the good of all people in Austin. “ABC 6 news reporter Miquel Octavio is at the meeting and will be covering more of this story on ABC 6 tonight at 10 am news.
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