A transgender state lawmaker in Minnesota introduced a measure that would remove language from the state's Human Rights Act that currently states pedophiles are not a part of the protected “sexual orientation' class.
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was introduced earlier this year by state Rep. Leigh Finke, a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party and the first transgender legislator in Minnesota House history., which is described by the state as"one of the strongest civil rights laws in the country.
Reached for comment Wednesday, Finke defended the bill and told Fox News Digital that the measure"updates outdated language that incorrectly ties pedophilia to a person's sexual orientation."
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