Continuing Story: DMV Sits Down With Victim Of Trans-Discrimination, Pledges Improvement

DMV Sits Down With Victim Of Trans-Discrimination, Pledges Improvement

… finally today the Drivers License Division sat down with Regina Audette, the witness to the discrimination Amber Anderton, as well as openly gay attorney Chris Wharton and reviewed the footage with them.

The victim herself, Regina Audette, tells PRIDEinUtah:

“I want to see the DLD continue their education and understand the respect they need to have for people, so something like this doesn’t ever happen again. It’s more than just education, it’s learning true respect.” She also went on to add, “No matter what, I wake up every day with a smile on my face and I couldn’t care less what any one thinks of me.”

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