A statement made by a Harris County commissioner has struck a chord with people in the LGBTQ+ community for days. They're also bothered by what wasn't said by his peers.
Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey upset child advocates after he said the LGBTQ+ community "deals with the grooming of children."The moment didn't take up much time during the meeting, it lasted less than a minute, but those 60 seconds stung some people.
Ruiz was at last week's Harris County commissioner court meeting when Commissioner Tom Ramsey said this. He said in a statement to ABC13, "Every week, I hear from someone in my precinct with concerns of children and the LGBTQIA community. As their representative, I have to listen to their concerns. My vote is based on what I hear from the voters."
"I don't hold it against the judge or against the other commissioners. But, I do think it would've been nice, especially when talking about creating an LGBTQ advisory commission, for them to really walk the walk and to stick up for LGBTQ persons in that moment," Ruiz said. ABC13 asked commissioners why they didn't respond to Ramsey.
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