Mallory McMorrow, a Democrat, publicly called out a Republican colleague for accusing her of seeking to groom children - in a fundraising message. “I know that hate will only win if people like me stand by and let it happen,” McMorrow said on the Senate floor.
McMorrow gave some of her personal background and said, “I’m a straight, white, Christian, married, suburban mom.” A video of the speech quickly went viral. “You can’t claim that you’re targeting marginalized kids in the name of ‘parental rights’ if another parent is standing up and saying no. “We cannot let hateful people tell you otherwise to scapegoat and deflect from the fact that they’re not doing anything to fix the real issues that impact people’s lives.” “People who are different are not the reason our roads are in bad shape after decades of disinvestment, or health care costs are too high, or teachers are leaving the profession.
