BREAKING: The Republican-controlled Utah Senate appears to have fired a legislative staffer for standing in support of transgender rights during floor debate earlier this session.
The staffer said he stood with interns to support one of their transgender colleagues during floor debate on a GOP-backed bill that banned gender-affirming health care for transgender minors.
“I will have to face each of you on this floor after this vote, and each of you will have to face me and many other transgender people after today, whether you know it or not,” the senator said, reading Webb’s words. “It is not true in any way, shape or form that I organized, contributed towards or participated in any type of protest. I was approached by an intern who expressed a desire to have a small group stand in support of a fellow intern who was having a statement read in on the floor,” Johnson said in a text message.
“The Utah Legislature is an at-will employer, and employees can be terminated with or without cause. To respect the individual’s privacy, we are not commenting further on personnel matters at this time,” Thomas said in an email.
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