Under Attack!

I have been accused of being liberal and being down on Republicans. I plead guilty as charged, but tell me is it justified?

Minnesota lawmakers push to restrict transgender bathroom use

Moorhead, MN (WDAY TV) - A group of Minnesota lawmakers is hoping to define who can use which public bathrooms.

Today, republicans unveiled a bill that would require transgender individuals to use facilities matching their biological gender.

The move is meant to promote privacy and safety but some say it would have the opposite effect.

The so-called "Safe Bathrooms" Bill is already drawing passionate support and opposition.

And in Kansas…

Kansas Bill Would Pay Students A $2,500 Bounty To Hunt For Trans People In Bathrooms

With only two weeks left in the Kansas legislation session, state lawmakers have introduced a pair of bills that would prohibit transgender students from using restrooms that match their gender. The “Student Physical Privacy Act” would apply not only to public schools, but all public universities in the state as well, guaranteeing that anyone who saw someone transgender in the bathroom could sue their school for $2,500 for every time that it happened.

Down in Georgia…

The Fight Continues Against the Religious Freedom Bill

Rob Woods, the Senior Field Organizer for Georgia Equality, stopped by Real Talk and discussed House Bill 757 – also known as the Religious Liberty Bill- which was passed by the Georgia Legislature last week. The bill came under scrutiny due to many charging that the bill would in fact legalize discrimination in Georgia. Before it was passed the Georgia Legislature made changes to the bill adding that it cannot be used to allow “discrimination on any grounds prohibited by federal or state law.” However the bill does allow faith based organizations to refuse assistance or service to anyone it finds as “objectionable.”

As Gov. Nathan Deal ponders the “religious liberty” bill that the General Assembly has adopted, he can look to recent examples of how two other Republican governors handled this particular issue.

Then we have North Carolina we have the new laws blocking cities from being too liberal and granting protections from discrimination…

North Carolina Governor Signs Repeal of LGBT Protections
The Advocate
By Sunnivie Brydum
March 23, 2016

In the span of a single day, North Carolina lawmakers introduced and passed a bill through two houses and got it signed by the governor. That seemingly urgent bill strikes down all existing LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances across the state.

North Carolina lawmakers voted overwhelmingly today during a special legislative session that was called in response to Charlotte, N.C. passing a transgender-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance.

The state’s Republican-led House of Representatives passed House Bill 2 by a vote of 83-24, according to the anti-LGBT North Carolina Family Policy Council, which supports the legislation. Less than 10 hours after it was introduced, the bill unanimously passed the Republican-controlled Senate, in a vote of 32-0, because every Democratic Senator walked out of the chamber in protest, according to BuzzFeed News. Then Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed it that same night.

I hear people say that they vote Republicans because they are for smaller government and lower taxes, that is the teaser to draw voters in but in reality they are pushing their conservative social agenda with anti-LGBT and anti-women legislation.