Today, State Senator Norm Needleman (D-Essex) issued the following statement in response to flyers distributed around the Deep River community with homophobic and transphobic messaging this morning, related to an event scheduled at the Deep River Public Library sponsored by the Tri-Town Youth Service Bureau:
“These flyers go far beyond reasonable rhetoric and delve into homophobic and transphobic falsehoods, as well as direct attacks against individuals that could be interpreted as libel or hate speech. I would like to echo First Selectman Carol Jones and encourage anyone who may have witnessed the flyers’ distribution or who may have home security footage depicting it to contact the Deep River Police Department. What makes our communities great is that they are open and welcoming to all and encourage strong civic participation. These flyers do the opposite in disparaging, demonizing and attacking minority groups under false pretenses using false information. Deep River is better than this, and there should be no room for hate speech here or anywhere.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe O’Leary | Joe.OLeary@cga.ct.gov | 508-479-4969