Things We Saw Today: Ad for Trans Rights to Air During the Republican National Convention

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This 60-second ad that stars transgender North Carolina woman Alaina Kupec will play nationwide on FOX News during the Republican National Convention on Thursday. It will also air on MSNBC during the Democratic National Convention. The ad was paid for by different advocacy groups as part of Fairness USA‘s public education campaign. Kupec talks about how North Carolina’s discriminatory bill HB2 puts her and other transgender people in danger and how she hopes the ad will have a positive effect in an interview with Buzzfeed.

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That’s what we saw today, what did you see?

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