In an unlikely alliance, Christian family values groups and LGBT activists have signed a petition against a proposed Connecticut bill they say could make pedophiles a protected sexual minority.
The bill, HB 6638, would revise the language of the state’s anti-discrimination statutes.
The current definition of “sexual orientation” in Connecticut law excludes protections for “any behavior that is a sex offense crime.” An update to the law would remove that wording.
Transgender activist Christine Rebstock opposes a Connecticut bill that could make pedophilia a protected sexual orientation. (Courtesy of Christine Rebstock)
“If Governor [Ned] Lamont signs it, a person who admits they are a pedophile—even if they haven’t acted on it but just admit it—they could just go to an appeal board if they get fired from a job or denied housing near a school,” said transgender activist Christine Rebstock….