Why Do They Hate Us So?

What have we done to them? All we want is to live our lives in peace. 

Ohio Republican implies opponents of her trans bathroom bill should be drowned
Do you think trans kids should be able to use the bathroom that aligns with their identity? This Ohio Republican fallaciously says the Bible wants you drowned.
The Advocate
By Ryan Adamczeski
January 11 2024

A proposed bill in Ohio seeks to ban students from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity. Disagree with that? Its Republican author says the Bible calls for your drowning.

“In Luke 17, Jesus says that if you cause one of these little ones of mine to stumble, it would be better for you to have a millstone hung around your neck and be thrown into the deepest sea,” state Rep. Beth Lear said while defending House Bill 183 in a committee hearing.

Lear also compared transgender people to animals in her defense of the discriminatory bill, continuing: “If I had a child who thought he was a bird, am I going to take him to a doctor who tells him the best thing to do is to let him explore being a bird? And oh, by the way, there’s a five-story building next door — why don’t you jump off and see if you can fly?”

That is sick! And she calls herself a Christian.

Lear's comparison of healthcare to "child abuse" and her fearmongering over trans people in bathrooms didn't sit well with all of her constituents, including Democratic Rep. Joseph Miller, who in turn compared her to a segregationist.

“This is eerily reminiscent of discussions in the ’50s about how white women feared Black people in the same restaurant, the same bathroom,” he said, according to journalist Erin Reed. “It’s eerily similar to the racist policies that were had in the south.”

The Republicans are very good at stirring up fear. They did it with the gays in the 1950 with Lavender Scare and in the 70s with Anita Bryant “Save the Children” campaign and now it is our turn.