LGBTQ+ Lawmakers Fight Legislation Targeting Them – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
There are more than 200 LGBTQ lawmakers across the country, and they're increasingly finding themselves fighting against bills that target their communities.
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There are more than 200 LGBTQ lawmakers across the country, and they're increasingly finding themselves fighting against bills that target their communities.
Statehouse debate about LGBTQ+ rights has increasingly descended into personal attacks and ran counter to the traditional practices of maintaining decorum and respect for one’s colleagues.
State Sen. Shevrin Jones can often be seen at the Florida Capitol greeting staff and colleagues with a smile or laugh, but when he’s alone it’s a different story. “The outward expression is to show God’s love. That’s what I was taught,” said Jones, a Democrat. But, he said, “I have enough tears in my…
There are more than 200 LGBTQ+ lawmakers across the country, and they're increasingly finding themselves fighting against bills that target their communities. It's a situation that has ratcheted up the
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ lawmakers feel as if they are under personal attack, and that they need to continually defend their community’s right to exist.