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Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene faces strong criticism after she posted an anti-transgender sign outside her office, directly in front of the office of another congresswoman who has a transgender daughter.
Greene's action comes as the House is expected to pass the Equality Act on Thursday.
Precisely, a bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGTBQ Americans.
This after Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, failed in her attempt to block the law on Wednesday.
The decision to put up the sign also comes after a series of inflammatory statements and actions by the first-year congresswoman.
In fact, Greene was removed from his commission assignments earlier this month after violent remarks were discovered on his part in the past.
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Illinois Rep. Marie Newman, whose daughter is transgender, posted a video on Twitter of her hanging the pink and blue transgender pride flag outside her office on Wednesday afternoon.
The message that accompanied the images indicated that Greene tried to block the act.
This "because she believes that prohibiting discrimination against trans people is 'disgusting, immoral and evil,'" Newman wrote.
She added: "We thought we would put up our transgender flag so that she (Greene) can look at it every time she opens her door."
The last sentence was followed by emojis of winks and transgender flags.
That night, Greene retweeted Newman's post.
But, she added a video of her hanging a sign that said "There are TWO genders: MALE AND FEMALE ... Trust the science!"
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene faces strong criticism after she posted an anti-transgender sign outside her office, directly in front of the office of another legislator who has a transgender daughter.
«Our neighbor, @RepMarieNewman, wants to pass the so-called 'Equality' Law to destroy women's rights and religious freedoms.
We thought we'd put ours up so she can see them every time she opens the door, ”Greene wrote.
And it also included wink and American flag emojis.
Newman told CNN on Thursday that the trade with Greene was never intended to be a fight.
He then added that he is unconcerned about Greene's reaction to his flag.
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"It was a statement that I felt was very necessary… I felt that she needed to hear from us," the Democratic congresswoman told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day."
“And what I meant by that is that I just wanted to make a statement for her to see LGBTQ + people.
And so the symbolism was simply putting the flag there so that she would have to see our community every day.
You know, I am immensely proud of my daughter.
All we are asking is that they be treated like anyone else.
And that's what I want Representative Greene to see, ”he explained.
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Then he added that Marjorie Taylor Greene can go on "with whatever she's doing and I have no interest in it."
She also mentioned that she is concerned about the distribution of vaccines.
"If she's going to spend time running to FedEx and creating ridiculous posters, then let her do it," he said.
When asked for comment on Newman's remarks, Nick Dyer, Greene's communications director, told CNN in an email Thursday that "the sign says it all."
Greene's action drew bipartisan criticism.
Including those of Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, an outspoken critic of Greene.
Kinzinger was one of 11 Republican lawmakers who voted to strip her of commission assignments.
This is sad and I am sorry that it happened.
Representative Newman's daughter is transgender.
And this video and tweet represents the policy of self-promotion driven by hatred and fame at all costs, ”Kinzinge tweeted.
He added, "This garbage must end" to restore the Republican Party.
Don Byer, Democratic Representative of Virginia, said on Twitter this Wednesday "cyberbullying his colleague's daughter" by Greene.
He noted that it was an "ugly and intolerant attack that is absolutely out of the ordinary."
In that sense, he asked legislators to support Newman.
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Greene has a history of making offensive statements and pushing conspiracy theories.
Along these lines, while arguing against passing the Equality Law in the House this Wednesday, he made inflammatory comments.
“It is one thing to stop discrimination against a class of people.
But it is another to completely violate and destroy the rights of girls and women to do so, ”Greene said.
In his argument that equality for one group of people would take away equality from others, Greene also claimed that this legislation would make sports unfair.
Biological women cannot compete against biological men.
Biological girls cannot compete against biological boys and shouldn't have to, ”she said.
Greene also said the bill “would put trans rights above women's rights, above the rights of our daughters, our sisters, our friends, our grandmothers, our aunts.
It's too much".
In recent years, transgender athletes have fought against laws designed to limit their participation due to their gender identity.
Many argue that such policies violate Title IX, the federal law against discrimination in education that is credited with a level playing field for women in sports.
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They even led Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, Democrat, to move her office away from Greene after a heated exchange of views on the Republican not wearing a mask in the Capitol hallway.
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The vote on the Equality Act comes at an important time for the rights of transgender people.
Precisely while the Biden administration has taken steps to assist in the effort.
Among them, the end of former President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people in military service.
Also this Thursday, a Senate confirmation hearing will take place for Dr. Rachel Levine, chosen by Biden as assistant secretary for health.
Levine would make history as the first transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate.
Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz, Madeline Holcombe and Andy Rose, all from CNN, contributed to this report.
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