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TexasTowelie

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Tue Mar 2, 2021, 10:49 PM Mar 2021

State lawmaker refers to LGBTQ people as having "deviant sexuality" during hearing

A New Hampshire representative referred to LGBTQ people as having a “deviant sexuality” on Monday, derailing debate on a bill sought out by LGBTQ rights groups.

Speaking on a bill that would prohibit an alleged perpetrator from using a victim’s sexuality and gender identity as a defense to manslaughter, Rep. Dick Marston, a Manchester Republican, used the phrase while voicing opposition to the measure.

“We’re all the same breed. We’re all the same people. If you kill somebody you should be charged for murder, and you should be tried on it, and there’s no way in heck that you're going to be able to say ‘Well because he or she was some deviant sexuality that I’m not–,’” Marston began, before being silenced by the chairman of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.

The chairman, Rep. Daryl Abbas, a Salem Republican, immediately rebuked Marston, banging his gavel loudly to drown him out.

Read more: https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-House-representative-calls-LGBTQ-people-sexual-deviants-bill-hearing-banning-gay-panic-defense-39180181

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State lawmaker refers to LGBTQ people as having "deviant sexuality" during hearing (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2021 OP
Ignorant fucker. I looked up 'ignorant fucking Republican asshole' and found.... CurtEastPoint Mar 2021 #1
Thank you for your research. TexasTowelie Mar 2021 #2
LOL! I even found a video. He has that NE accent: Dick MAHston, he said. Dick is right. CurtEastPoint Mar 2021 #3
Is Trump cheating on his wife with a porn star acceptable sexuality? keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #4
It is to Donald. nt TexasTowelie Mar 2021 #5
Had a good laugh at the title of this post. Srkdqltr Mar 2021 #6
Nah. If you look up "deviant" in any dictionary you see a photo of tRUMP! abqtommy Mar 2021 #7

keithbvadu2

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4. Is Trump cheating on his wife with a porn star acceptable sexuality?
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Is Trump cheating on his wife with a porn star acceptable sexuality?

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