Residents of Payne-Phalen may want to follow a Minnesota legislative proposal concerning wants to strike anti-pedophile language from state statutes .
Republicans plan to introduce an amendment to clarify that adults with “a physical or sexual attachment to children” are not a protected class under the Human Rights Act. “‘Sexual orientation’ does not include a physical or sexual attachment to children by an adult,” the Human Rights Act says.
HF 1655, a bill carried by Rep.
Leigh Finke, DFL-St.Paul, seeks to remove that language from state statutes.
Proponents of the change argue that the current language perpetuates a stereotype that gay people are attracted to children, according to House research information provided to Alpha News.
Finke’s bill, dubbed the “Take Pride Act,” was incorporated into the House omnibus civil law policy bill, which is scheduled for a Tuesday floor vote.
Republicans plan to introduce an amendment to clarify that adults with “a physical or sexual attachment to children” are not a protected class under the Human Rights Act.
“Under the Human Rights Act, the definition of sexual orientation says that sexual orientation does not include physical or sexual attraction to children by an adult — or, more simply described, pedophilia.
As the measure advances, residents of Payne-Phalen can follow amendments and contact Jay Xiong regarding the final language.
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