🇺🇸 A bill passed in the US state of Connecticut does not protect pedophiles, as one local advocacy group claims. The measure would update the definition of 'sexual orientation' in non-discrimination statutes
But the bill's co-authors and independent legal experts told AFP the posts misinterpret the legislation, which as of May 25 had not cleared the Senate.
"The claims made online that this updated definition of sexual orientation 'includes identities whose underlying behavior would be a sex crime' is ludicrous," said Representative"States that have more recently added 'sexual orientation' to their protected classes or that have updated their definitions like we're trying to do here in Connecticut don't have language invoking criminal statutes.
Instead, Velte said the proposal fixes the"problematic notions" of the state's definition of sexual orientation, which does not currently include identities"such as asexual, polysexual and pansexual."avoiding the term"sexual preference" because it suggests"being gay, lesbian or bisexual is voluntary and 'curable.'"
Some of the confusion online may stem from the fact that the OLR analysis says Connecticut's current definition of sexual orientation"expressly excludes any behavior that is a sex offense, a law professor at the University of Utah, said the bill"removes outdated language suggesting that the state does not 'condone' LGBT people and that being LGBT is a criminal offense."
However, he said that state law"strictly prohibits anyone from engaging in sexual activity with a minor" and that"nothing in HB 6638 changes that."
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