Marjorie Taylor Greene posts anti-trans sign in feud with colleague who has transgender daughter
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.,) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Friday, February 5, 2021. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)The Washington Post via Getty Im
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Illinois U.S. Rep. Marie Newman’s push to pass a law that would ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans has put her at the center of a feud with controversial Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, a pro-Trump freshman congresswoman from Georgia who has espoused baseless conspiracy theories.
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Illinois U.S. Rep. Marie Newman’s push to pass a law that would ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans has put her at the center of a feud with controversial Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, a pro-Trump freshman congresswoman from Georgia who has espoused baseless conspiracy theories.
On Tuesday, Newman, a Democrat from suburban Chicago, took to the House floor urging for the passage of the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. During an emotional speech, the freshman Democrat from suburban La Grange choked up as she talked about how the law would offer protections for her transgender daughter.
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