Condemn Ben Carson's Latest Attack on Transgender People

In his latest attack on the transgender community, Presidential hopeful Ben Carson suggested in an interview that transgender people should be required to use separate bathrooms.

In that same interview, Carson again showed a fundamental misunderstanding of existing non-discrimination laws, saying he opposed "extra rights" for LGBT people. In reality, there are no explicit federal non-discrimination protections for the LGBT community, and a majority of states also lack non-discrimination protections.

Carson has a long history of anti-LGBT rhetoric. Earlier this year Carson suggested that prison proves that being LGBT is a choice. He walked those comments back after HRC demanded he apologize. After that, Carson said he would "no longer" talk about LGBT issues because he was being taken out of context. Since his self-imposed ban on LGBT issues, Carson has also suggested that LGBT families are not of "equal value" and that same-sex marriage would lead to polygamy.

Please join the Human Rights Campaign in condemning Ben Carson's hateful, transphobic comments.