Transgender activists urge human rights for all

Kelly Lepley, a transgender activist, speaks during a diversity rally on the Cal State Fullerton Humanities Quad on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Fullerton, Calif. (Photo by Josh Barber, Contributing Photographer)

Fighting for the rights of transgender people is fighting for the rights of all the marginalized, several speakers told a small diversity rally on the Cal State Fullerton campus Wednesday.

“Am I speaking solely for trans rights? Am I speaking solely for women’s rights? Am I speaking solely for Dreamers’ rights? Am I speaking solely for African American rights? Am I speaking solely for LGBT rights? No, I am not. I am speaking for human rights, rights for everyone,” said Jocelyn…