A Vermont Republican senator supported a bill banning sexual contact between humans and animals while warning colleagues about future legal complications. He suggested that people identifying as animals could claim the law does not apply because they are not human. He asked how courts would handle cases involving an individual who identifies as an animal having intercourse with an animal. He also raised concerns about a proposed anti-discrimination amendment that includes gender identity and expression. He questioned whether identifying as an animal and having sex with an animal would be affected by the law, arguing that the bill’s language refers to “a person.”
"“In these crazy times, what happens if the individual identifies as an animal having intercourse with an animal? How is the court going to handle that?” Heffernan asked."
"“Being that we voted through Prop Four, and if it does make it through this state, and I have a gender identity that I identify as a dog and had sex with my dog, is this law going to affect me?”"
"“If I identify as that animal, will this be able to... It says a person. I'm not a person. I'm identifying as this animal I'm having intercourse with. We are identifying genders, of whatever gender we decide we wan"
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