I Don't Believe This

[pameladean]

A bill was introduced in the Minnesota legislature yesterday that would remove from the Minnesota Human Rights Act the mention of sexual orientation, and specifically withdraw sexual orientation as a protected category in hate-crime law, and allow discrimination in housing, employment, and so on, on the basis of gender orientation (including transexuality). If this passes, we will be the only state ever to first extend such protections to GLBT people, and THEN TAKE THEM AWAY. God help us. That language only got added in 1993 in the first place. At least that made us very slightly less barbaric than a lot of other places.

I got my information from the Human Rights Campaign. If you Google for them, you can find their website with more information. I've written to my representatives already.

I cannot believe this. It's bad enough to feel about my country that I am ashamed to be here and would like to go somewhere else, but to feel it about my adopted state as well is well-nigh intolerable. What a nightmare.

(I don't want to argue about hate-crime laws. Please. As long as we have such things, removing their protection from certain groups is disgusting and invitational. Jesus Christ.)

Pamela

Comments

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

It is entirely splendid that your governor has said that he won't sign that bill. Yay for sane mammals!

Despite my fears about the end result of our duly-selected administration's current actions, pets must be fed, homework must be done, bathrooms must be cleaned... With luck, all will be well. :) Let the daily rituals performed in expectation of a tomorrow ensure that tomorrow arrives.