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Charlotte Clymer
Portrait of Charlotte Clymer from the shoulders up, wearing a black and white striped blazer with a Human Rights Campaign lapel pin
Portrait of Charlotte Clymer
NationalityAmerican
EducationUnited States Military Academy
Georgetown University (BA)
Occupation(s)Press secretary, activist, writer
EmployerHuman Rights Campaign

Charlotte Clymer is an American activist, writer, and the press secretary for rapid response at the Human Rights Campaign, an American LGBTQ civil rights organization.

Life and career

Clymer was raised in central Texas, after moving with her mother from Utah at a young age.[1] She joined the United States Army in 2005,[2] and later enrolled in the United States Military Academy.[1][3] She served in the military until 2012, when she was honorably discharged.[2] After leaving the Army, she moved to Washington, D.C. and took a job as a visitor services representative at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. After working there for a year, she enrolled at Georgetown University and finished her bachelor's degree.[1]

In 2017, Clymer began working at the Human Rights Campaign,[1] the largest LGBTQ advocacy group and political lobbying organization in the United States.[4] In November 2017, she came out as a transgender woman.[1]

In 2018, a Twitter thread about Kathryn Joosten's life by Clymer went viral.[5]

Clymer is an outspoken activist on issues including LGBTQ rights, feminism, and veterans' affairs.[6][7][8][9] She has written articles for publications including Glamour,[10] The Independent,[11] NBC News,[12] Vice,[2] and The Huffington Post,[1] and has appeared as a guest commentator on CBS News Sunday Morning.[13]

In 2019, staff and later a manager at the D.C. restaurant Cuba Libre demanded Clymer provide an ID prior to using the restroom, incorrectly saying she was legally required to;[14] Clymer refused and provided a transcript of the D.C. Human Rights Act[15] which makes it illegal for public accommodations to discriminate based on gender identity.[14][16] Clymer was removed from the restaurant and police were contacted.[17] The D.C. Attorney General fined Cuba Libre $7,000 for violating the aforementioned D.C. Human Rights Act and required the staff to undergo training in anti-discrimination practices;[14] Cuba Libre later removed the 2 employees involved and denounced their conduct. The restaurant reached an out of court settlement with Clymer, and made a separate donation to LGBTQ homeless shelter Casa Ruby.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Riley, John (July 12, 2018). "Fighting Back: Transgender Activist Charlotte Clymer". Metro Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c Clymer, Charlotte (April 12, 2019). "The Trans Ban Is in Effect, And Service Members Are Now in Jeopardy". Vice. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Clymer, Charlotte (May 10, 2016). "The Living, Racist Ghosts of West Point". HuffPost. Retrieved February 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Crowley, Candy (August 10, 2007). "Democratic hopefuls pressed on gay issues at forum". CNN. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Nick Bond (2018). "Kathryn Joosten: Desperate Housewives star’s amazing break into Hollywood". News.com.au. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  6. ^ Schmidt, Samantha (June 27, 2019). "At first debate, transgender issues were raised like never before — and the community noticed". Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "On CBS, trans veteran Charlotte Clymer delivered a powerful monologue denouncing Trump's trans ban". Media Matters for America. April 8, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Bollinger, Alex (July 22, 2019). "The alt-right used a trans woman's picture to tear her down. Twitter lifted her up". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Ioanes, Ellen (August 30, 2019). "Veterans say the Trump administration's confusing new rule may be 'targeting' immigrants who serve in war zones". Business Insider. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Charlotte Clymer". Glamour. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Charlotte Clymer". The Independent. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Clymer, Charlotte (November 19, 2017). "The myth of the "good guy with a gun," debunked by a veteran". NBC News. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Clymer, Charlotte (April 7, 2019). "Charlotte Clymer: Being transgender shouldn't matter in the military". CBS News. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ a b c Moyer, Justin. "D.C. restaurant fined $7,000 after asking transgender woman for ID before letting her use bathroom". Washington Post. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  15. ^ District Requirements in Public Accommodations - Gender Identity and Expression, DC Office of Human Rights
  16. ^ "Transgender woman says she was asked for ID to use restroom, then kicked out of D.C. restaurant".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Transgender woman asked for ID to use bathroom - CNN Video, retrieved December 12, 2019
  18. ^ Hiatt, Gabe (January 16, 2019). "D.C. Restaurant Implements Civil Rights Training Following Transgender Bathroom Incident". Eater DC. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

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