Republican Rep. Webster Barnaby called transgender people 'demons' and 'mutants' in a hearing about a bill that would make it a crime to use a bathroom that doesn't align with the gender assigned at birth.
that would make it a crime to use a bathroom that doesn't align with the gender assigned at birth.
He later went on, "I'm not afraid to address the dysphoria or the dysfunction. The Lord rebuke you, Satan, and all of your demons and all of your imps will come and parade before us. That's right – I called you demons and imps who come and parade before us and pretend that you are part of this world.""I would like to apologize to the trans community for referring to you as demons," he said.
"Today, parents and children, many of whom traveled hours to share their stories, had to listen to GOP State Representative Barnaby slander the transgender community from the dais," a statement from local LGBTQ group Equality Florida read. "And Republican leadership in the room refused to put a stop to it."It continued, "This hideous bigotry has always been at the root of the wave of anti-LGBTQ hysteria sweeping our state.
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