Council Member Hudson Explains Vote on General Orders
Council Member Crystal Hudson explains her vote, sharing a personal story about a dedicated black trans woman on her staff to emphasize the human dignity of trans New Yorkers.
Hudson.
Permission to explain my vote.
Permission granted.
Thank you.
And I'm going to stand for this because this is deeply personal to me.
I want to share that my director of constituent services and community impact is an incredibly smart, dynamic, compassionate, and hardworking employee of the New York City Council.
She's also a proud black trans woman.
Every day she helps families navigate the foster care system.
She plans community engagement events for some of our most vulnerable New Yorkers.
She literally keeps elders in their homes.
And these people don't care who is serving them, just as long as they're being served.
I say this with all of the love in my heart to those who could use a little bit more in theirs.
I welcome you to come to my office and tell my director of constituent services and community impact that she doesn't matter, that her life is not worth living, that she is not deserving of the quality health care specific to her needs.
Truly, I welcome you to come to my office and tell her that to her face.
And with that, I vote aye on all.
Thank you.