The Religious Right comments on the Transgender Workplace Discrimination Hearings
Nearly every major Religious Right organization opposing LGBT rights has commented on the Congressional Hearing on Discrimination Against Transgender Americans in the Workplace, which was held on Thursday, June 26th. Here’s a look at what some of them have said. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays P-FOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays), an organization that ostensibly concerns itself with supporting ex-gays and their families, but in practice expends most of its energy spouting rhetoric against “still-gays”, published a press release entitled “Congress Hearing to Push Gender Confusion on All Americans”on Wednesday. The majority of the press release consists of quotes from P-FOX president Regina Griggs: “Homosexuals and their transgender activist allies hope to use this hearing…
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- The TERFs52
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