A Utah Republican's home was vandalized with red spray paint after he introduced legislation banning transgender medical surgeries and puberty blockers for children.
"To those who seek to use violence, vandalism, and intimidation to deter me from standing up for what is right, let me be clear: you will not succeed. I will not be deterred by your cowardly actions," Kennedy wrote.
State Sen. Mike Kennedy campaigned in the 2018 Republican senate primary against Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah. In January 2023, he introduced legislation banning transgender medical treatments for minors in Utah.as part of a nationwide movement led by conservatives who say transgender medical treatments are unproven and potentially dangerous for children.
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE PASSES ‘TRANS REFUGE’ BILL OPPONENTS SAY WOULD STRIP CUSTODY FROM NON-CONSENTING PARENTS "We do not know who participated in this action, but we have been informed this may have been an act of retaliation for his sponsorship of SB 16. To the extent this, or any other act of violence or vandalism against our public officials, is related to LGBTQ advocacy, we want to make it clear that Equality Utah condemns these tactics in the absolute strongest terms," the group said.
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