A transgender person spoke in front of the Texas legislature on Thursday to denounce Republican efforts to legislate transgender people out of existence. Video of their speech went viral for what they said and for an epic show of physical interference when the sergeant of arms attempted to silence their microphone but was greeted by an activist who put their body between the official and the witness.
Loren Perkins spoke for the first time before the state legislature to denounce a GOP-led effort to control how people can express themselves publicly by going after drag queens.
Republicans in Texas have proposed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, with Perkins addressing S.B. 12 and S.B. 1601 — two measures limiting where drag queens may perform.
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