Republican Florida lawmaker cuts off 10 y/o kid testifying against anti-gay adoption bill...

In a recent Florida House Judiciary Committee meeting, Nathaniel Gill—the son of the gay man who successfully toppled Florida’s adoption ban in the courts—hoped to point out this inhumanity to the bill’s supporters. But when Gill, a 10-year-old, reached the midpoint of his testimony, he was abruptly cut off by Republican Committee Chair Charles McBurney, who informed him his time was up. As chair, McBurney had the authority to grant Gill an extra minute or two, especially since the visibly nervous Gill stumbled and stammered a bit. But McBurney demonstrated no such magnanimity, simply instructing Gill to clear out.

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