Below is a message from Rep. Eric Sorensen – The first meteorologist and only
second climate expert elected to Congress in the past 50 years. Last year we
made a historic investment to help Eric win the 'Leans Republican' open House
seat in IL-17 and he was JUST named a Frontline Democrat by the DCCC.
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Friends, I’m Eric Sorensen -- the meteorologist and Democrat
representing Illinois 17th District in Congress.
Before I came home to Illinois, I was a meteorologist at a local station
in Tyler, Texas.
One morning, my boss approached me and said we needed to speak after the
show.
When I got to the conference room, I saw my employment contract laid out
on the desk. Next to it was a print out of my profile from a gay dating
website.
I was told I had a choice: to be "that person" in the profile, or "have a
job."
I decided then and there to resign and move back to Illinois.
That was 20 years ago, and the reason I’m sharing this story now, is
because I never imagined the LGBTQ community would be experiencing the
surge in discrimination it is today.
We've seen far-right politicians banning LGBTQ books from schools and
libraries. Just this week, Republicans passed a bill to ban transgender
youth from girl's sports.
Imagine what gay and trans kids may think seeing this in the news? I can
tell you for a fact I'd be feeling scared, isolated, and ashamed.
These attacks are a reminder of why we need representatives in Congress
who can lead with empathy -- especially when it comes to protecting youth
who may already feel marginalized.
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going to take a team effort to get this done. Please make a contribution
between 314 Action and my re-election campaig to help defeat these bigoted
attacks on our community.
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Thanks for hearing me out,
Eric
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