TN Rep. Floyd "could care less" what I think about anti-transgender bathroom bill
By: indiemcemopants Friday January 13, 2012 1:33 pm    

http://my.firedoglake.com/indiemcemopants/2012/01/13/tn-rep-floyd-could-care-less-what-i-think-about-anti-transgender-bathroom-bill/

Yesterday I wrote a story at The Huffington Post's "Gay Voices" and at Daily Kos that I'd been given information to write a couple days before and along with eventually Think Progress and several state blogs in Tennessee – LGBT and others who were on it at the outset – discussed a new bill their General Assembly introduced yesterday that would force people who are transgender to go to the incorrect bathroom for their actual gender.

It immediately started generating discussion all over the place and the fact that there was national attention gave state orgs ammunition to call out these people for introducing the bill. And then the bill's sponsor in the Senate withdrew his bill entirely shortly after the House sponsor did a TV interview saying he wants to "stomp" people who are transgender.

My question is: why are people like Floyd allowed to remain in office?  I still can't help but be angered that if these were African Americans he was looking to pass legislation against, he would be drawn and quartered.

Quote from: Kreuzfidel on January 14, 2012, 08:43:18 PM
My question is: why are people like Floyd allowed to remain in office?  I still can't help but be angered that if these were African Americans he was looking to pass legislation against, he would be drawn and quartered.

They get re-elected.  That's how representative democracy works.

With that said, it is a good thing the has been withdrawn.