Winters in the upper plains can be harsh. Apparently, such harsh conditions can make people mean. Real mean. Whatever the cause is, state lawmakers in North Dakota are really on a streak of ugly meanness.
Take, for example, State Senator David Clemons, who introduced a bill that would fine any institution $1,500 if they use anything other than a state-approved pronoun for a child. In this case, state-approved would be what's on the birth certificate.
Fortunately, it appears that Clemons transphobia is restricted to himself. He was the only person to speak for the proposed legislation while more than 90 people spoke out against it. Furthermore, it would be doubtful that it would stand up to any legal challenges:
“Respectfully, I see no way this law would pass any sort of legal challenge based on basic legal construction principles. It’s vague, fails to advance any legitimate state interests, and not only would cause impermissible, gender-based discrimination, its very purpose is gender-based discrimination,” said Christina Sambor with the ND Human Rights Coalition.
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