Posted by
Corthell on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:04:03 AM
For those who think that the elevation of every form of sexual perversion to protected minority status is limited to the Left Coast or the Secular Northeast, think again.
"Gender identity" protection passed through the U.S. House of Representatives last week, included in H.R. 1913 "Hate Crimes" legislation ("'gender identity' means actual or perceived gender-related characteristics"), sponsored by Rep. John Conyers. Rep. Steve King of Iowa calls it the "Thought Crimes Bill" since there is no solid definition of what a "hate crime" really means. In addition, King reported that Rep. Alcee Hastings has asserted that "every 'philia' (i.e. pedophilia, etc.)" should be protected.
H.R. 1913 should also be called the "Pedophile Protection Act" because it is exactly that.
Even in conservative Texas, some Democrats would like to take the protection of perverts and pedophiles one step further. State Rep. Garnet Coleman has introduced HB 2966, which protects "sexual preference, or gender identity or expression." Expression of what?