It was a hard day for Republican lawmaker Vicky Hartzler on Thursday (8 December) as the Respect for Marriage Act passed the US House of Representatives vote with an overwhelming majority. She didn’t explain how allowing gay people to marry would dismantle “the traditional family”. “I hope and pray that my colleagues will find the courage to join me in opposing this misguided and dangerous bill.”
The Missouri congresswoman appeared to cry as she made a desperate plea for her colleagues to vote against same-sex marriage on the House floor. “This is yet another step toward the Democrats’ goal of dismantling the traditional family, silencing voices of faith and permanently undoing our country’s God-woven foundation,” Hartzler said.
Here’s Vicky Hartzler crying as she urges Members of Congress to oppose rights for gay and interracial couples.
Tears of joy for discrimination.
This is the Republican Party in 2022. pic.twitter.com/PKbXy1ERh3
— Equality PAC (@lgbtequalitypac) December 8, 2022
Hartzler’s speech on the House floor was something of a swan song, given that she will not be returning to Congress in 2023 after losing her campaign for a Senate seat. Meanwhile, LGBTQ+ campaigners hope positive legislation for queer communities continues.
“Congress must use this momentum to keep expanding LGBTQ protections and freedoms including in pending legislation like the Equality Act, and especially for transgender people who face elevated levels of discrimination and attacks,” Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, said. “It’s long past time for politicians to catch up to the supermajority of Americans of every party who support shared values of equal treatment, and our right to be free from discrimination and to have the same chances to belong, contribute and succeed in our communities and in our country.”
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