Posted on 11/22/2022 5:53:32 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — While LGBTQ candidates and their supporters celebrated several milestone victories around the nation in this year’s midterm elections, California quietly reached its own: At least 10% of its state lawmakers identify publicly as LGBTQ, believed to be a first for any U.S. legislature.
The California legislators, all Democrats, are proud of their success but say it underscores the hard work that remains in their own state and elsewhere, such as handling the fallout from measures such as Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, which bans some lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity, or laws in other states limiting transgender students’ participation in sports or blocking gender-affirming medical care for youths.
The milestone was further shrouded by the Saturday night shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado, which killed five people and wounded many others. The suspect was charged with murder and hate crimes. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who just won a second term, was the first openly gay man elected as a state’s governor when he won in 2018.
“When it comes to LGBTQ people, we’re on two tracks: One track is that societally we’re winning. People by and large are totally fine with LGBTQ people, they support us, they are accepting and willing to vote for LGBTQ candidates,” California state Sen. Scott Wiener, a member of the LGBTQ Caucus, said Monday.
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Are they all RATs?
I remember when the gays, called queers then, came out of their closets and said they just wanted to be left alone and enjoy their perverted life style ... now they want to be able to pervert children and actually run the country.
RE: at least 10% of its state lawmakers identify publicly as LGBTQ
Is this REAL, or is this just an attempt to ingratiate oneself to one relatively well-off segment of the population?
The bureaucracies are filled with packers and munchers, seems like it's a requirement.
California, US’s largest state only has 120 members between the two legislative chambers. By contrast, far smaller Vermont has 180 members and NH has a whopping 424 members in its two chambers.
Typical context not noted in the story.
It’s California Jake
“...a member of the LGBTQ Caucus”
Revelation is starting to look more and more like a checklist.
Only 10%?
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