A 7-year-old
boy is taking a strong stand against North Carolina’s lawmakers in
support of his best friend who is transgender.
Last month,
North Carolina passed an extremely transphobic bill which may effectively bar
all transgender persons from using public bathrooms according to their
gender identity.
The news shook the whole nation, enraged millions, and
multiple major global corporations such as IBM, Apple and PayPal have subsequently come out to
condemn the North Carolina government.
Last week,
hundreds of protestors gathered the state governor Pat McCrory’s mansion and
sang their rendition of a famous Beatles song, ‘Let Us Pee.’
In a separate
protest that took place in the city of Wilmington, dozens stood at the
high-traffic junction of 4600 Oleander Drive, and held colourful signboards
and waved rainbow flags.
One of the
protestors rallying in the midst was 7-year-old McCartney Cadenas,
who was taking a stand alongside his 5-year-old sister as well as his parents.
And before any
hater tries to jump in and rain on the parade, MacCartney isn’t forced to
attend the rally. In fact, he’s the one who asked his mother to bring him
there.
Writing on
Facebook page, Have A Gay Day, Janna,
mother of the two young protesters explained why the family is joining
the fight for the rights of the transgender community:
‘This is my son
in the picture. His name is McCartney, he is 7 years old. He asked me to take
him to this rally because his best friend is transgender and for her privacy
and age, she was not able to attend.
‘My son is a
beautiful, kind and intelligent soul. He was fully aware of why he was there
this day and not only did he know what his sign said, he knew which song it
references and can tell you every word of that song and just about any other
Beatles song you can throw at him for that matter.
‘That’s his dog
in the picture behind him. HIS name is Rigby, after the Beatles song. He’s our
newest rescue and he was proud to be mistaken for a girl all day while my
Daughter Starkey Jude was mistaken for a boy. She didn’t mind either and knew
why she was there as well, she’s 5.
‘Guess I got
pretty lucky to get the amazing, loving, accepting children I was blessed with.
Oh, and they are both vegetarians and go to animal rights protests too. I’m
pretty sure I’m winning at Momming these 2 amazing humans.
‘If you doubt
that feel free to ask them their opinions, they will definitely tell you.’
Way to go! A
family who loves The Beatles and supports human rights?
We definitely
need more families like this who strives to promote love, acceptance and
equality.
Agreed, this has to multiply ASAP!
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