A transgender state lawmaker in Minnesota introduced a measure that
would remove language from the state’s Human Rights Act that
currently declares pedophiles are not included in protections based
on “sexual orientation.”
The proposed language has shocked and bewildered Republicans, but
the bill’s author says nothing in the text would weaken pedophilia
laws. The “Take Pride Act” (HF 1655) was introduced earlier this
year by state Rep. Leigh Finke, a member of the Democratic–Farmer–
Labor Party and the first transgender legislator in Minnesota House
history.