Taylor Swift calls out 2020 census for 'brutal' transgender erasure; Read here

Singer Taylor Swift is kwn to be politically outspoken and never shies away from using her voice to speak out on important issues. After she vowed to vote out Trump just weeks ago, singer spoke out about Trans Rights during Pride Live's Stonewall Day 2020. singer participated in event that commemorates  51st anniversary of Stonewall riots that helped ignite modern gay rights movement. 

Taylor Swift on trans erasure of 2020 Census

Wishing everyone for Pride Month, Swift said that Stonewall Inn has been a symbol of rebellion in face of oppression, and a safe place for people. singer also revealed that she was lucky eugh to be able to perform last summer at historic New York gay bar with her friend Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

Taylor Swift n lauded US Supreme Court's ruling in favour of LGBTQ community protecting m from workplace discrimination and called it a "really good step forward". She furr ded that y still have a long way to go. 

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Taylor stated that Equality Act has t yet been passed and that needs to happen. Swift furr said, "I got my census or day and re were two choices for : re was male and female. And that erasure was so upsetting, erasure of trans and nbinary people". 

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She furr said that t collecting data on a particular community is a ''brutal way'' to dismiss m. Talking about upcoming voting, Taylor Swift said, "Obviously we all need to exercise our right to vote this year and check our absentee ballot policy in our states, and we need to make sure we elect people who care about all communities".

Or speakers during Pride Live's Stonewall Day Livestream include former President Barack Obama, singers Katy Perry and Demi Lovato, actor George Takei, and actress Cynthia Erivo. 

This statement from singer comes just weeks after she vowed to vote out Donald Trump in vember elections. Taylor also called out President Donald Trump for "stoking fires of white supremacy" and threatening violence against Black Lives Matter protesters. Swift has been quite active throughout last month and has spoken out about a lot of political and social issues. She recently anunced that she will be giving her employees a holiday for Juneteenth to celebrate freedom of Black Americans. 

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