Michael Enzi in 2018 WY Governor's race

On Civil Rights: We need civility for gays; not more laws

Sen. Mike Enzi told a group of high school students last week that it's fine to be a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer community--but if you're too open about it, don't be surprised if you get picked on. Enzi was speaking to students at Greybull High School when a student asked him what he was doing to support LGBTQ people in Wyoming. The Greybull Standard published a rough transcript of the event:

Q: How do you plan to help Wyoming live up to its name as 'The Equality State' for the LGBT community?

A: Everything can't be done by law. What we need to have is a little civility between people. We always say that in Wyoming you can be just about anything you want to be, as long as you don't push it in somebody's face. I know a guy who wears a tutu and goes to bars on Friday night and is always surprised that he gets in fights. Well, he kind of asks for it. That's the way that he winds up with that kind of problem. The biggest thing that we need is civility.

Source: Huffington Post on 2018 Wyoming Gubernatorial race Apr 25, 2017

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