Oklahoma Republican stands by comments that transgender people “have a mental illness”

A Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma who was one of the driving forces behind a bill to bar transgender student-athletes from participating in women’s sports is standing by a controversial remark he made claiming transgender people “have a mental illness.” Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-Lane), made the comment in an email exchange with a woman urging him […]

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