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Mike Quigley: I get it now. This is all about protecting women. This intolerance is the Republicans' effort to show us how much they…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2021
I get it now. This is all about protecting women. This intolerance is the Republicans' effort to show us how much they want to protect the rights of women. They want us to believe that protecting LGBTQ Americans somehow hurts women and girls. But they know better, and history will accurately reflect what it really is. It is an ugly, twisted use of feminism. It is what it is. It is homophobia. It is transphobia. It is intolerance, and it is hatred. There is no constitutional right to hate. There is no constitutional right to exclude, and there is no right of conscience to hate. Trans rights are human rights. LGBTQ rights are human rights. We must pass the Equality Act now.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois
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Feb 25, 2021

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