When Extremism Masquerades Аs ‘Equality’: Why Connecticut’s Latest Equal Protection Bill Is A Threat To Civil Rights
The new resolution S.J.35 provides no new protections, but rather uses extreme language to prevent any compromise on some of the most controversial cultural topics of our time.
Kylyn SmithContributing Author, The Buckley BeaconOn Friday, February 7, I logged on to the Connecticut Government Administration and Elections' Public Hearing at noon to testify against Senate Joint Resolution 35, or S.J.35.For decades, the Equal Protection Clause of Connecticut’s state constitution has prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex, to include workplace rights for pregnant women. The new bill seeks to modify the definition of “sex” to include “terminating a pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and expression; and related he...