Minnesota Bill Aims to Offer Protected Status to Pedophiles

A recently proposed bill, HF1655 in Minnesota by Democrats has ignited a firestorm of controversy due to its potential implications for providing protection to pedophiles under the state's human rights legislation. The bill strikes out an exclusion of pedophiles from previous legislation that offered legal protections to people with deviant sexual desires which has raised concerns about the consequences of granting legal protection to individuals involved in child exploitation.

The heart of the controversy lies in the striking out of the exclusion that previously stated, "Sexual orientation does not include a physical or sexual attachment to children by an adult." This removal, when examined without context, suggests the alarming possibility of pedophiles seeking protected status based on their sexual orientation, despite the abhorrent nature of their actions.