WATCH: TheView's sarahaines compared the protests of a censured transgender lawmaker in Montana's House of Representatives to the Boston Tea Party, the Civil Rights Movement, and the women's suffrage movement.
Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr was censured by the Montana House in a Wednesday vote after the transgender woman lawmaker made a controversial floor speech, telling colleagues,"The only thing I will say is if you vote yes on this bill and yes on these amendments, I hope the next time there’s an invocation when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands."The speech came during debate on Senate Bill 99, which ultimately passed with a 66-34 vote.
"When you look back to the Boston Tea Party, to the Civil Rights Movement, to a woman’s right to vote — that’s what this country is," she claimed. "To shut down the one voice you have in this House who is transgender is problematic because I believe everyone should be able to talk, regardless of identity, about every topic," she continued.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Harry Belafonte's complicated relationship with the civil rights movement | CNNHarry Belafonte, who died Tuesday at the age of 96, was an activist long before he became an artist, he once said.
Consulte Mais informação »
Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman whose accusation set off Emmett Till's lynching, has died, coroner saysCarolyn Bryant Donham, the White woman whose accusation set off Emmett Till's lynching, died on Tuesday, the coroner for the Parish of Calcasieu in Louisiana confirmed to CBS News.
Consulte Mais informação »
Harry Belafonte Talks to Jelani Cobb About Entertainment and ActivismIn 2016, at age 89, Harry Belafonte joined NewYorkerRadio to discuss the state of the civil-rights movement. “I am going to spend the rest of my days perhaps being more radical than I ever thought I would ever be,” he told Jelani Cobb. Listen here.
Consulte Mais informação »
Harry Belafonte, singer and trailblazing civil rights icon, dies at 96From 2016: The late Harry Belafonte told AlRoker he wanted to be remembered for giving 'the best he had.' The singer, actor, and lifelong activist died on April 25 at the age of 96.
Consulte Mais informação »
Entertainment, civil rights notables honor Harry BelafonteReaction is pouring in from civil rights leaders and the entertainment world following the death of Harry Belafonte
Consulte Mais informação »
Federal regulators call AI discrimination a ‘new civil rights frontier’Biden administration officials promise enforce existing civil rights laws against AI systems that perpetuate bias and discrimination
Consulte Mais informação »