Caban asks Shana Knizhnik about discrimination and CCHR education

Go for it.

I'm going to interrupt this panel for a moment just to be able to ask a question.

First of all, thank you for your testimony.

It's really good to see you.

I am going to pose the same question that I've posed to the previous panels to you of just another opportunity to talk about

discrimination that we should be aware of and also in terms of the education that CCHR could or should be doing, what potentially is needed on that front.

And then as always, thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your work.

I appreciate you.

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Thank you so much for the kind words, Tiffany.

Yes, I mean, I think my colleagues and my friends have spoken so eloquently about their own experiences.

I will just add, I do think that the public education component is so crucial, and that's something that can really make a huge difference.

Obviously, with respect to discrimination protections, we're talking about harms that have already occurred.

But the ability of the New York City government to be proactive in reaching out to communities, including LGBTQIA plus communities, but also the larger

public in understanding what intersex is.

It's such a simple thing, but something that just is not yet even on most folks'radar.

And so I would just encourage even broader, you know, the public education component can be a huge aspect, in addition, of course, to the health care pieces that my friends have spoken about as well.

Thank you.

Thank you.