Kansas Republican Lawmaker Switches to Dem Party, Calls GOP’s LGBTQ Stance ‘Absurd’

Kansas State Sen. Barbara Bollier spent 43 years as a registered Republican and 10 years as a GOP lawmaker. But now she’s switching parties because of Republicans’ stance on LGBTQ issues and other causes.

“My moral compass is saying, ‘I can’t do this anymore,’ and you throw that in with Donald Trump, and just from a moral position, I can’t be complicit anymore,” Bollier said in an interview with NBC News. . .

Earlier this year, the Kansas Republican Party updated its platform with the following language: “We believe God created two genders, male and female. Therefore, as defined by the Kansas Constitution, the benefits and privileges of marriage exist only between one man and one woman.” . . .

Bollier has long reached across the political aisle and she endorsed Democrats Laura Kelly for governor and Sharice Davids for Congress. State Senate President Susan Wagle removed Bollier as vice chairwoman of the governing body’s health committee in July after Bollier endorsed the two candidates.

The Kansas Republican Party earlier this year modified the wording of its platform to read: “We believe God created two genders, male and female. Therefore, as defined by the Kansas Constitution, the benefits and privileges of marriage exist only between one man and one woman.” (Read more from “Kansas Republican Lawmaker Switches to Dem Party, Calls GOP’s LGBTQ Stance ‘Absurd'” HERE)

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