Rebecca Hoskins

Really? Five separate bills today all with the aim of discrimination. This one wants to pretend that it isn't for discrimination, but there is no other conceivable reason for trying to push through a bill like this. Especially, when the governor has vetoed similar bills both last year and this year. While there may be much I disagree with Governor Ayotte about, we can agree that everyone deserves the quiet dignity of being able to use the bathroom of their choice without fear of harassment or assault. Is this the Live Free Or Die state? I could've sworn that was the state motto. I was born and raised in this state. i have never lived anywhere else. I've always felt as though I could truly be myself here and I don't intend to let that change. These bills are not genuinely, at their hearts, about keeping public or private spaces safe. They are about fear. I understand that it can be hard to understand a community that you're not a part of and don't necessarily have a connection to. But that fear doesn't absolve you from attempting to legislate a minority population out of existence. And such attempts will not be successful. Gay, queer, trans, and gender nonconforming people will continue to exist; beyond what these pieces of legislation attempt to tell us about our existence.