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<\/p>\nMinnesota Lawmaker Attacks Newly-Elected Transgender City Council Member Andrea Jenkins<\/b>
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Minnesota State Rep. Mary Franson (right) is in hot water for an offensive tweet following the election of Andrea Jenkins, the first transgender<\/a> woman<\/a> of color elected to the city\u2019s governing body.<\/span><\/p>\n In a half-assed apology last Thursday, Franson wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere are times I don\u2019t practice kindness. For that I am sorry. While I do believe that one can\u2019t change their gender based on their feelings, I didn\u2019t need to tweet out my thoughts. God created man<\/a> and woman<\/a> but then sin entered the world and disrupted his perfect plan. He then sent His one and only son, Jesus, to take away our sins and to restore a broken relationship with God. I should have shown grace and not come across the way I did. For that I apologize. I do not apologize for not conforming to the PC world where I\u2019m supposed to go along with fantasy and participate in it. This isn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve offended the social justice warriors and it won\u2019t be the last.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n .@MaryFranson is still an embarrassment to Alexandria and Minnesota. @RepMaryFranson<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NL4EuUpzcD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mike McFeely (@MikeMcFeelyWDAY) November 9, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Blah blah blah, because god, so it\u2019s okay. <\/span><\/p>\n In response, Jenkins wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThank you, Representative Franson, for showing all Minnesotans your true bigotry and unapologetic transphobia. As a tax-paying citizen, I am extremely disappointed in seeing my public officials displaying such discrimination against and complete disregard for transgender residents of the great state of Minnesota.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Think Progress<\/b><\/a> reports:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFranson\u2019s transphobic comments follow a long history of anti-LGBTQ comments. Earlier this year, when she was campaigning for legislation banning female<\/a> genital mutilation, she drew an unfortunate juxtaposition as she dismissed concerns about President Trump\u2019s ban on transgender military service.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn a 2012 debate, she defended her opposition to marriage equality by explaining that she doesn\u2019t believe homosexuality is \u201cnormal behavior\u201d and she wanted to protect children from being taught to normalize it. Two years later, she opposed legislation to protect LGBTQ students from bullying because she deemed LGBT organizations to be \u201cspecial interest groups\u201d that were trying to impose \u201cfascism\u201d on schools.<\/span><\/p>\n If you’re upset about transgenders being banned from military service; not appalled that parents can #FGM<\/a> their daughter \u2013 you’re hopeless<\/p>\n \u2014 Rep. Mary Franson (@RepMaryFranson) July 26, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Phillipe Cunningham, a trans<\/a> man<\/a> of color, also won a seat on the Minneapolis City Council alongside Jenkins.<\/span><\/p>\n (Mary Franson image via Twitter<\/a>)<\/p>\n The post Minnesota Lawmaker Attacks Newly-Elected Transgender City Council Member Andrea Jenkins<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"andrea](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/andrea-jenkins-minnesota.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCommenting on Jenkins\u2019 election to the Minneapolis City Council last week, classy Franson tweeted: \u201cA guy<\/a> who thinks he\u2019s a girl<\/a> is still a guy<\/a> with a mental health condition.\u201d The tweet has since been deleted.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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