""First they came for the trans people," Rieber yelled immediately after the veto passed, updating the famed Martin Niemöller quote, "and I didn't speak out because I wasn't trans. Then they came for ...""
""I was feeling some heartbreak. This one felt closer to home because of the friends and alliances that we've built over the issue. You're invested in people. These people are doing nothing wrong, they just want to live their lives. I feel very strongly that victimizing a marginalized population is bullying.""
""I think I'm doing... what God wants me to be doing. You know, I found something relatively late in life that I seemed to be good at, that people want to support, and that has a purpose.""
""You bring God into the world by doing these things. We're in partnership with God to repair the world.""
Rabbi Moti Rieber was banned from the Kansas Senate gallery after protesting an anti-trans bill. He expressed heartbreak over the legislation, emphasizing the importance of supporting marginalized communities. Rieber referenced a famous quote to highlight the dangers of inaction against discrimination. He believes that victimizing marginalized populations is a form of bullying. Rieber sees his advocacy as fulfilling a divine purpose, defining God as collective action and emphasizing the need for partnership in repairing the world.
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