The comment attracted a fierce rebuke from Brooklyn Democrats, whose denouncement only grew stronger over the weekend after Brook-Krasny doubled down.
Republican Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny faces harsh criticism after railing against transgender people at a Brooklyn community board meeting on Thursday.
This included several social media posts where Brook-Krasny ranted about people who “conveniently change genders” alongside the purported “hyper-sexual” threat to children from Pride Month celebrations. A video of the comments attracted a fierce rebuke from Brooklyn Democrats, whose denouncement only grew stronger over the weekend.But Brook-Krasny – who previously served in the Assembly as a Democrat before switching parties, is not backing down after sparking the criticism after speaking at the meeting about the recently passed state budget.
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