Tenn. GOP Rep. stands by threat to ‘stomp a mudhole’ in transgender people

Explaining why he put forward a bill that would ban trangender people from using dressing rooms and restrooms that do not match the gender on their birth certificates, State Rep. Richard Floyd (R) was quoted recently as threatening to “stomp a mudhole” in anybody who might be wearing the clothing of the opposite sex if they came anywhere near his family.

And while that threat was not taken lightly by the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP), Floyd is showing no signs of backing down.

“It’s clearly an indication of violent intent toward transgender people here in Tennessee,” TEP president Jonathan Cole told Raw Story. “I had to look up what that meant, and it, um, it’s a very vicious thing to say about another human being, about what you would do. It’s really appalling.”

To “stomp a mudhole” in someone is a decidedly southern expression, which means kicking and stomping someone to the point that they cannot get up. Speaking to Raw Story on Friday, Floyd did not back down from the threat.


More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/13/tenn-republican-senator-threatens-to-stomp-a-mudhole-in-transgender-people/