Thread by @LauraAnnSTL

🧵 2 1/2 weeks ago, the Missouri House General Laws committee held a public hearing that included 3 anti-trans bills that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. These bills were wildly unpopular. The hearing, which included public testimony, went on for 9 hours. #MoLeg

https://twitter.com/agandrewbailey/status/1624163853272506373

Of the 3 anti-trans bills, Missourians on public record testifying against these bills outnumbered the support by hundreds:

#HB419 92 support/375 oppose
#HB463 122 suppt/385 oppose
#HB540 105 suppt/338 oppose

Keep in mind that only one side gets advanced notice of these hearings, giving them time to plan & organize, and it’s not the side that shows up. It’s the side who has the GOP supermajority in their corner.

https://twitter.com/LauraAnnSTL/status/1618692253417115648

Even when the game is rigged, when the numbers, the power, and the leverage is in favor of the Missouri GOP, they still can’t win. And this is why they’re jumping all over this whistleblower story. They know that this is the only way they can win.

Allegations of abuse should always be taken seriously. The problem is that we’ve watched hundreds of abuse allegations get swept under the rug by the MO GOP. They only take notice when it benefits them politically. Look no further than the decades of abuse at Agape.

What we’re witnessing is nothing short of a political hit job done by bad actors who are putting their career above the families they’re elected to serve. It’s a disgrace and they’re not fooling anyone who’s been paying attention. For my lgbtq+ friends, I’m standing with you.❤️