
Karen Ortiz
Lawyer and judge
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Sep 22, 2026
Community Forum on HIV Care & Prevention
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35:17Jeremiah JohnsonMODERATOR
Karen, did you?

Karen OrtizGUEST
Trans people are the canaries in the coal mine, and we have to be more proactive.

Karen OrtizGUEST
I mean, Project 2025 was out there, and it talked about all of this, about stripping all of our rights, not just our rights to medications that are life-saving.
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77:39Jeremiah JohnsonMODERATOR
Karen and Patrick, brief last thoughts and then we'll wrap up.
The EEOC’s Identity Crisis
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Abby VesoulisGUEST
There's now a whole section on the EEOC website devoted to what to do if you think you're a victim of DEI.
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12:00Karen OrtizGUEST
She wants it to be a grievance apparatus for white, straight, Christian people.Andrea Lucas went to a very good law school and she knows the law.
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12:14Karen OrtizGUEST
I just chafe every time she sends an email out because I know it's gonna be ridiculous and not only against the mission of the EEOC, but against actual regulatory and Supreme Court holdings.
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14:37Karen OrtizGUEST
It's also a hat tip to the Black community who, now I'm gonna get emotional, fought so hard for civil rights that I benefit from.