For Alabama’s Only Gay Lawmaker, a Political Defeat Was Deeply Personal

The New York Times

Sunday, April 24, 2022 05:14:27 PM UTC

Neil Rafferty’s painful experience as a young man influenced his efforts to block new restrictions on gay and transgender youth. He came up short.

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