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Related: About this forumTuberville says trans kids 'should live in fear of their parents' after bishop's Trump remarks
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Tuberville says trans kids ‘should live in fear of their parents’ after bishop’s Trump remarks
Updated: Jan. 21, 2025, 6:21 p.m. | Published: Jan. 21, 2025, 4:06 p.m.
By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com
Alabama’s senior senator on Tuesday claimed parents who raise transgender children are committing “child abuse,” suggesting that trans kids “should live in fear of their parents,” not the government.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s tweet on Tuesday came in response to the Episcopalian bishop who implored the Trump administration to “have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now.”
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Tuberville suggested “trans children” should be more scared of those who raise them than the government. ... “These ‘trans children’ should live in fear of their parents and the sick people that enable those ‘guardians’. It’s child abuse. An absolute disgrace.” the senator tweeted while posting the video of Budde’s remarks.
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Updated 6:21 p.m. to include a response from the Alabama Transgender Rights Action Coalition’s response to Tuberville’s tweet.
Tuberville says trans kids ‘should live in fear of their parents’ after bishop’s Trump remarks
Updated: Jan. 21, 2025, 6:21 p.m. | Published: Jan. 21, 2025, 4:06 p.m.
By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com
Alabama’s senior senator on Tuesday claimed parents who raise transgender children are committing “child abuse,” suggesting that trans kids “should live in fear of their parents,” not the government.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s tweet on Tuesday came in response to the Episcopalian bishop who implored the Trump administration to “have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now.”
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Tuberville suggested “trans children” should be more scared of those who raise them than the government. ... “These ‘trans children’ should live in fear of their parents and the sick people that enable those ‘guardians’. It’s child abuse. An absolute disgrace.” the senator tweeted while posting the video of Budde’s remarks.
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Updated 6:21 p.m. to include a response from the Alabama Transgender Rights Action Coalition’s response to Tuberville’s tweet.
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Tuberville says trans kids 'should live in fear of their parents' after bishop's Trump remarks (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 22
OP
They broke the rule of law, now they'll see who has the upper hand on abuse
bucolic_frolic
Jan 22
#2
Initech
(103,987 posts)1. Fuck you Tuberville!
It's insane how low our standards for elected leaders are.
bucolic_frolic
(49,077 posts)2. They broke the rule of law, now they'll see who has the upper hand on abuse
tulipsandroses
(6,903 posts)3. They don't like woke Jesus. They want republican Jesus
The one that hates immigrants, the poor, the sick and anyone different.
I'm not religious, but I learned about woke Jesus when I was forced to go to Sunday School as a kid. Heard nothing about that republican Jesus.