Minnesota state lawmaker calls bill keeping males out of girls' sports 'state-sanctioned genocide'

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A Minnesota state representative insisted that a bill keeping trans athletes out of girls' and women's sports was "state-sanctioned genocide" during a hearing on Monday. 

During arguments for the Preserve Women’s Sports Act in the Minnesota House of Representatives, Rep. Alicia Kozlowski, of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, made remarks that have since gone viral and incited backlash for her labeling of the bill as "genocide."

"Members, make no mistake that this is just another version of state-sanctioned bullying and genocide," Kozlowski said. "And I don't say that lightly." 

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Footage of Kozlowski's comments have spread across various social media platforms, prompting harsh responses. 

One user on X directed critics to the representative's profile on the platform on Monday.

However, by Tuesday afternoon, Kozlowski's X account had been deactivated. 

It is not even the first time in the last two weeks that a state Democrat lawmaker deactivated their X account after facing backlash for an aggressive push to protect trans inclusion in girls' sports. 

Ryan Fecteau, the Maine House of Representatives' Democratic speaker, deleted his X account last Thursday, just days after censuring Republican Rep. Laurel Libby. 

Libby was censured by the Democratic majority Tuesday evening for a recent social media post pointing out that a transgender high school athlete won a girls' competition. The censure resolution passed by a 75-70 vote and revoked Libby's speaking and voting privileges.

Meanwhile, Fecteau's Facebook and Bluesky accounts