'I've never been sexually assaulted at a drag show, but I have been in church, twice,' Jessee Graham, a mom of four from Columbia, Tennessee, said in speech that went viral over the weekend. 'The men at the church told me it was my fault.'
Jessee Graham, a mom of four, told NBC News she felt a responsibility to speak out publicly to defend LGBTQ people in her community "who are under attack."@kreemsicle via TikTokA Tennessee woman's speech defending the LGBTQ community went viral over the weekend, marking the latest flashpoint in America's simmering culture war.
being the reason behind, 'We have to protect the kids.' Jesus didn't go anywhere and condemn people! He did not ever walk into any place and spew hatred and lies and completely annihilate a group of human beings who just want to exist." For months, conservatives have also characterized gender-affirming medical care as"child abuse" and the education of topics related to sexual orientation and gender identity as the"indoctrination" of children. But in her speech last week, Graham flipped the script; she said that what's abusive is denying children knowledge and health care.
Similarly to McMorrow, Graham said she felt compelled to use her privilege as a straight, white woman to lift up others.
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