Senator John Fredrickson of Nebraska delivered a heartfelt address during the congressional period.
In a speech expressing support for transgender children both in Nebraska and throughout the US, the state’s primary out gay senator delivered a mental speech.
Senator John Fredrickson told the people of Nebraska that he would fight for their rights during a tearful speech on Friday (5 April) during the legislative session.
“I stand here now, boldly, to inform you if you love your children wholeheartedly for who they are, and if they know they’re loved, you can wind a lot”.
His conversation came during a conversation about a bill that would forbid transgender individuals from institutions that reflect their gender identity in Nebraska’s state capitol.
The bill, dubbed the Sports and Spaces Act, may have banned transgender kids from restrooms, locker areas, and sports clubs that fit their personality. A proposed amendment to the act had essentially outlawed trans-masc students from participating in sports competitions entirely.
Like, not love.
Hope, no fear.
Inclusion, no section.
I’m glad of the Nebraska Legislature’s efforts immediately to protect trans children in our position. pic.twitter.com/DgUfzxvuPZ
— Senator John Fredrickson (@JohnforNE) April 5, 2024
While debating the act, Fredrickson, who has a child with his father, said that as a queer family, he knows how it feels for his home to get discriminated against.
“The world may be difficult and scary,” he said. “I privately know a thing or two about having a home that many people may not find normal.”
The legislator continued by urging those people with trans children to “surround yourself with the people who love you” over the weekend and to dismiss those in the Senate who voted in favor of the anti-trans costs.
Don’t waste any of your time or energy thinking about any of my fellow state employees who are too afraid to accept and celebrate the beauty and joy you bring to our nation.
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After a ballot of 31 to 15, the Sports and Spaces Act failed to pass the 33 required votes to enhance the bill; it failed to pass. Frederickson was one of the 15 people who voted against the costs.
Lawmakers Tom Brand and Merv Riepe, who had first supported the bill alongside legislator Kathleen Kauth, both abstained from voting, which saw the bill fail by a very slim margin.
It is essentially useless for the rest of the season, with Nebraska’s parliamentary session ending this week.
Kauth, the president’s even partner, claimed there was a “major sports achievement gap between the women” and that the bill “protects sexual inequity”.
However, some senators on the Capitol ground criticized Kauth’s statements and accused her of intolerance.
Senator Megan Hunt criticized Kauth during the discussion, claiming that the bill is “not about protecting women” but rather about the “danger and the power of the mind of a sociopath, lawmaker Kauth, and those who would help an expenses like this.”
According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), at least four anti-LGBTQ+ costs have been filed in Nebraska since the start of 2024. These include bills that prohibit people move shows, ones that permit discrimination against transgender persons, and more.
