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Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage

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Republican lawmakers in red states across the US have been pushing a slew of anti-LGBTQ+ measures targeting same-sex marriages.

In Oklahoma , a day after Donald Trump ’s inauguration, a Republican state senator Dusty Deevers introduced a series of bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights, among them the Promote Child Thriving act.

In Idaho , Republican state lawmakers passed a legislative petition last month in which they called on the supreme court to reverse its ruling.

In response to such bills, the Idaho House minority leader, Ilana Rubel , said: “These attacks on fundamental rights for LGBTQ+ Americans , including marriage equality, are hateful distractions from the core issues that Americans want their.

Republican state lawmaker Josh Schriver prompted widespread backlash when he introduced a resolution to “condemn” the supreme court’s 2015 landmark decision.

Michigan attorney general, Dana Nessel , who is the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to state office in Michigan , took to Instagram and wrote: “Come and get it.”.

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