South Carola's first openly gay legislator hails om the unlikelit of plac: an ultra-nservative part of the state.
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- DEEPLY REPUBLIN SOUTH CAROLA GETS FIRST OPENLY GAY LAWMAKER
- JOE SRBOROUGH STEPS ON LANDME WHILE TALKG UNNAMED GAY SOUTH CAROLA REPUBLINS
DEEPLY REPUBLIN SOUTH CAROLA GETS FIRST OPENLY GAY LAWMAKER
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— South Carola's first openly gay legislator hails om the unlikelit of plac: an ultra-nservative part of the state that is home to the Christian fundamentalist school Bob Jon Universy.
Wendy Nanney, a Bob Jon graduate and dghter of the universy's longtime amic Republin South Carola is now the 43rd state to have an openly gay legislator. "Jeffery Croucher, 59, said when he moved to Greenville om Florida 16 years ago, he was shocked by the anti-gay signs people's yards.
Now he se rabow flags, a symbol of gay pri. Her hband, Gee, said he did not, specifilly bee Elltt is gay. " He prented himself as an alternative for general electn voters who may not have realized Elltt was gay.
JOE SRBOROUGH STEPS ON LANDME WHILE TALKG UNNAMED GAY SOUTH CAROLA REPUBLINS
"Lanne Grant, 74, said she knew Elltt was gay when she voted for him last June.
"The other stat that have yet to elect an openly gay legislator are Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska and Tennsee, acrdg to the Gay & Lbian Victory Fund & NBC Out on Twter, Facebook and Instagram. A hate crim bill South Carola no longer protects gay or transgenr people after a Republin lear said cludg them would likely lead members of his party to whdraw their support. Supporters of the bill as origally wrten qutned the worth of a hate crim law that don't clu gay and transgenr people, who they say are among those most need of protectn.
"The mere fact 2021 there is any disagreement on whether gays should be clud a hate crime bill is ditive of why we need the bill, " said Democratic Rep. Hoe Judiciary Chairman Chris Murphy said protectns for gay and transgenr people uld be rtored as the legislatn heads through the rt of the Hoe or the Senate. Conservativ worried the hate crim bill might be ed agast relig groups who oppose homosexualy or abortn.