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Minnesota Lawmaker Labels Bill Limiting Trans Athletes ‘State-Sanctioned Genocide’
A Democratic representative in Minnesota has sparked significant controversy after labeling a proposed bill aimed at restricting women’s sports to biological women as “another version of state-sanctioned bullying and genocide.” On the House floor of the Minnesota State Capitol, Rep. Liish Kozlowski, who identifies as non-binary, expressed strong opposition to the bill during a debate.
Representative Kozlowski, who claims to be the only two-spirit representative in Minnesota and the United States, declared, “Problematic bills like HF12, a proposal targeting trans and non-binary youth… It’s not about fairness in sports; it’s about erasing trans girls, non-binary, and two-spirit individuals from public life.” They emphasized that attempts to exclude transgender individuals from participating in sports would not change their identities.
The contentious bill, which did not secure enough support to pass, required 68 votes but was rejected in a narrowly split vote of 67 to 66. This outcome reflected sharply divided opinions on the issue along party lines.
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