He was one who spoke for few. Ironic and grateful, that more than he speaks for showed up, in person, and in opposition of these bills.

Mom of a trans kid: "You all keep talking about how all of these people are out there who regret transitioning....but where are those people? You keep talking about them, but they're not here. Instead, we have rooms full of people begging you to stop!" #ProtectTransKids #MOLeg

Wow wow--powerful testimony from Andrew. I wish I had captured more of it, but I was too focused on getting a pic of him and taking in his words. Go back and listen to his quote from a Cardinal in the Catholic Church (@andrewviragh.bsky.social --got the whole quote for us???)

Now my beloved friend Andrew Viragh, "I wanted to go on record, because I heard earlier that 'we heard from the Catholic Church', but we did not hear from the Church in its entirety. I drove so many members of my Church here today to stand in opposition to these bills."

“I apologize for my own lack of courage to bring healing and hope, and I ask forgiveness.”

"I apologize from the heart for the hurt that has resulted in the loss of so many of our family members who belong to God no less than I do. I apologize not only for those whose past actions have scandalized and wounded these men and women.“

Cardinal Gregory Archdiocese of Washington,

“There is no room for religious bigotry that is largely fueled by lack of knowledge and ignorance on the part of peoples who may call themselves religious but whose behavior violates the basic tenets of most of the great faith traditions of the world.”

Rep Baker (bigot): "Have you seen the terrible pictures of detransitioners". Rep Fuchs (D): "No, but I've seen pictures of dead kids who took their lives because they didn't have access to best practice medical care." #ProtectTransKids

Rep. Fuchs, a pretty remarkable freshman democrat, grilling these bigoted bill-sponsors about how they aren't actually listening to trans kids and what they care about. Rep Billington: "I have a granddaughter who was thinking about doing this." #ProtectTransKids #MOLeg