Vermont Delegation Condemns Lyndonville Library Incident Targeting Black Queer Poet
June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) issued the following statement condemning the targeted incident at LGBTQI+ poetry event at Lyndonville Library earlier this week:
"Hate should have no place in Vermont. It's disturbing to see homophobia and racism loud and present here in Vermont. Extremism and hate must be answ . . .
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) issued the following statement condemning the targeted incident at LGBTQI+ poetry event at Lyndonville Library earlier this week:
"Hate should have no place in Vermont. It's disturbing to see homophobia and racism loud and present here in Vermont. Extremism and hate must be answ . . .