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would no way and stand there and allow that," adding "Don't ask me to adjust to their perverted way of thinking and put my family at risk. We cannot continue to let these people dominate how society acts and reacts. Now if somebody thinks he's a woman and he's a man and wants to try on women's clothes, let him take them into the men's bathroom or dressing room." The bill was withdrawn from the Senate by Watson after Floyd's comments were widely publicized.
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