Only in America: Lawmaker refuses to back LGBT civil rights protections because similar laws don't exist for obese people

Some don't consider the LGBT community's civil rights.
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An Indiana lawmaker is refusing to back civil rights protections for gays and lesbians because there are no similar laws protecting "fat white people." State Rep. Woody Burton called homosexuality "a behavioral thing," like overeating, and argued, "If I pass a law that says transgenders and homosexuals are covered under the civil rights laws, does it say anywhere that fat white people are covered?"

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