Post by pavel on Feb 14, 2016 2:28:52 GMT -6
Lawmaker: Indiana Doesn't Need LGBT Protections Because 'It Is Legal To Fire Me For Being Straight'
Republicans in Indiana are becoming increasingly defensive and hostile in the face of scrutiny from the media and the public over their refusal to pass legislation banning anti-LGBT discrimination.
During a town hall on Friday, state lawmakers from Elkhart County were asked whether it should be legal to fire people based on their sexual identity.
GOP Rep. Tim Wesco, a Baptist pastor, quickly grabbed the microphone and stubbornly declared that Indiana doesn't need such a law because it's legal to fire him for being straight, and because anti-LGBT discrimination doesn't exist.
"It is legal to fire me for being straight. Doesn't mean it happens," Wesco said, referring to nearby South Bend's LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance. "There have been zero verified complaints against discrimination in the city of South Bend."
Read more: www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/johnwright/lawmaker_says_indiana_doesn_t_need_lgbt_protections_because_it_is_legal_to_fire_me_for_being_straight
Republicans in Indiana are becoming increasingly defensive and hostile in the face of scrutiny from the media and the public over their refusal to pass legislation banning anti-LGBT discrimination.
During a town hall on Friday, state lawmakers from Elkhart County were asked whether it should be legal to fire people based on their sexual identity.
GOP Rep. Tim Wesco, a Baptist pastor, quickly grabbed the microphone and stubbornly declared that Indiana doesn't need such a law because it's legal to fire him for being straight, and because anti-LGBT discrimination doesn't exist.
"It is legal to fire me for being straight. Doesn't mean it happens," Wesco said, referring to nearby South Bend's LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance. "There have been zero verified complaints against discrimination in the city of South Bend."
Read more: www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/johnwright/lawmaker_says_indiana_doesn_t_need_lgbt_protections_because_it_is_legal_to_fire_me_for_being_straight