Anti-LGBT Texas Officials Claim They're Being Bullied By Pro-Civil Rights Group
Anti-LGBT Texas officials claim they're being bullied by a Washington, D.C.-based organization that's filed records requests in an effort to determine whether they've conspired with national hate groups.
The Campaign for Accountability, a pro-civil rights watchdog group, wants to establish a link between anti-LGBT Texas lawmakers and groups such as the Alliance Defending Freedom, the Family Research Council, the Liberty Counsel and the National Organization for Marriage.
But Texas officials who've received the records requests, including tea party state Rep. Debbie Riddle (photo), apparently don't think the public has a right to know the public's business. Either that, or maybe they just have something to hide. Riddle filed two bills this year that would have made it illegal for transgender people to use public restrooms in accordance with their gender identity.
“I am proud of my legislative record, and I am proud to work side by side with people and organizations in defense of Texas’ heritage and tradition of religious liberty," Riddle said in a release responding to the records requests. "We cannot be bullied by groups who would shame us for standing up for our faith. This coming legislative session I will continue to stand strong on these issues and will file legislation to keep men out of women’s bathrooms in Texas. This is clearly a politically motivated attack because of my staunch opposition to the HERO ordinance in Houston."
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