Minnesota is quickly become the mid-west version of California. The loony state reps passed a bill in Minnesota, making it a “transgender refuge state”.
The bill passed by a vote of 68-62, sensing it the the state Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee according to KARE 11. This comes after the state’s governor, a Democrat, signed an order protecting transgender people’s access to “gender-affirming” care (via KARE 11):
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order two weeks ago to protect the rights of people from Minnesota and other states to receive gender-affirming health care in the state. The bill the House passed covered much of the same ground, but supporters said a statute would provide stronger, more permanent protections.
KARE 11 noted that the chief author of the bill was Democratic state Rep. Leigh Finke, an “openly transgender” lawmaker.
This week, Townhall covered how Finke received USA Today’s “Woman of the Year” honor for Minnesota. Finke is a biological male who identifies as a transgender woman. In USA Today’s profile of Finke, it pointed out that “Finke has been an activist for transgender and LGBTQ+ rights, as well as Black Lives Matter, almost her whole life.”