Must not joke about unisex bathrooms
The
leader of the Utah Senate and another state lawmaker are apologizing
Monday after tweets sent from their accounts that morning were
criticized as homophobic and insensitive.
Senate President Wayne
Niederhauser says an intern whose job includes tweeting on the senator's
behalf used the platform to direct jibes at Lehi Republican Rep. Jake
Anderegg.
Anderegg earlier on Twitter joked he considered
switching his gender identity in order to use an unoccupied women's
restroom. The tweet referred to another lawmaker's proposal that would
bar transgender students from using the bathroom they prefer but would
require schools to make another restroom available should the student's
family request it.
Both lawmakers apologized Monday after
criticism from LGBT rights advocates and others. Anderegg in a tweet
called his prior comments "totally inappropriate."
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