Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) signed a law last year that removed language clarifying that pedophiles were excluded from the definition of sexual orientation.
Walz was tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate on Tuesday, prompting scrutiny of his progressive record on LGBT and other issues.
On May 19 of last year, Walz signed the Judiciary and Public Safety bill, which included the Take Pride Act, which had an amendment that updated the definition of “sexual orientation.”
Tim Walz at his signing of legislation to make Minnesota a sanctuary for children who want transgender medical interventions last year pic.twitter.com/mZMyt1VoGI
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Previously, Minnesota law had taken pains to explicitly exclude pedophiles from the definition of sexual orientation, making it clear that pedophiles are not part of the same protected…
