GOP lawmaker threatens to strip agency’s funding because it acknowledged LGBTQ+ history

The Republican is trying to gut funding to the state’s Department of Archives and History because they hosted a lecture about LGBTQ+ history.

Alabama State Sen. Chris Elliot (R)
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Republican lawmakers in Alabama are seeking revenge against a state agency simply because it acknowledged the historical contributions of LGBTQ+ people.

State Sen. Chris Elliot (R) announced plans to introduce legislation cutting $5 million of funding from the Alabama Department of Archives and History after it hosted a lecture about the LGBTQ+ history of Alabama called “Invisible No More: Alabama’s LGBTQ+ History.”

The revenge bill comes after about 10 Republican lawmakers reportedly asked the department to cancel the event to no avail.

Elliot did not try to hide that the proposed funding cut is a direct response. In fact, he wants to make sure everyone knows it.

“Make no mistake about, it is to send a message to the Archives and History Department, and to other bureaucracies throughout the state, that we don’t believe this is a topic appropriate for the Alabama Department of Archives and History,” he said, according to the Associated Press.

Elliot said he believes “there are…

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