A Florida state senator GOP-splained what LGBT is during the debate over the "Don't Say Gay" bill before it passed on Tuesday (She left the Q out of the acronym). According to website AlterNet.com, Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) expressed her support for a so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill this week by arguing that "LGBT is not a permanent thing," then misgendered a trans "friend" repeatedly to make her point. During her 15-minute speech on the Senate floor, Garcia argued in favor of the bill that would prevent teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with younger students. She also said she would never exploit her LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues before proceeding to misgender a trans friend, whom she used as a justification for her queer-phobic words. "A friend of mine went through the whole transition as an older man, 58-years-old, became a woman and guess what? He still likes women!" Garcia said. In her speech she says that she would not "pander" to her LGBTQ+ friends after naming one, Carla. "When I introduce my friends, I don't say 'this is my best gay friend;' 'this is my best friend.' Or 'this is my lesbian aunt;' No, 'this is my aunt.' You know, people are people because of their qualities not because of their identity and their sexuality"⁠ ⁠ Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork⁠ ????️‍?⁠ ?: Ileana Garcia

A Florida state senator GOP-splained what LGBT is during the debate over the "Don't Say Gay" bill before it passed on Tuesday (She left the Q out of the acronym). According to website AlterNet.com, Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) expressed her support for a so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill this week by arguing that "LGBT is not a permanent thing," then misgendered a trans "friend" repeatedly to make her point. During her 15-minute speech on the Senate floor, Garcia argued in favor of the bill that would prevent teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with younger students. She also said she would never exploit her LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues before proceeding to misgender a trans friend, whom she used as a justification for her queer-phobic words. "A friend of mine went through the whole transition as an older man, 58-years-old, became a woman and guess what? He still likes women!" Garcia said. In her speech she says that she would not "pander" to her LGBTQ+ friends after naming one, Carla. "When I introduce my friends, I don't say 'this is my best gay friend;' 'this is my best friend.' Or 'this is my lesbian aunt;' No, 'this is my aunt.' You know, people are people because of their qualities not because of their identity and their sexuality"⁠
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