Article Anger, Personal Attacks and Porn: Dem Wheeler Takes the Heat at LWV Event in Peterborough
Article Anger, Personal Attacks and Porn: Dem Wheeler Takes the Heat at LWV Event in Peterborough
Mar 25 2025, 10:11 PM
Quote:Wheeler (D-Peterborough) was unapologetic during Tuesday night’s question and answer session sponsored by the Peterborough League of Women Voters as he explained why he broke with his party and voted for HB 148. The bill protects the right of local institutions to keep biological males out of women’s locker rooms and bathrooms.
“Nobody should be discriminated against because of who they are,” Wheeler said. “We can respect trans women, and we can respect the rights of women who object to having trans women in their spaces.”
“You can do whatever you feel like, but your rights end when the rights of another begin. Government is about the balance of rights,” Wheeler said.
Wheeler explained that some biological women had approached him asking that he protect their spaces. “What was I supposed to do — ignore these women?” Several people in the crowd said, “Yes! Yes!”
“For some of you, the answer is ‘yes.’ For me, it’s ‘no.’ I’m not going to ignore these women,” Wheeler said.
“I voted the way I did because I did represent my constituents,” Wheeler said.
As attendees vented their anger at Wheeler, he maintained his composure throughout. When an attendee shouted “How do you sleep?” Wheeler responded, “I sleep just fine, having done my research and having voted on the bill as it was written.”
Quote:Wheeler (D-Peterborough) was unapologetic during Tuesday night’s question and answer session sponsored by the Peterborough League of Women Voters as he explained why he broke with his party and voted for HB 148. The bill protects the right of local institutions to keep biological males out of women’s locker rooms and bathrooms.
“Nobody should be discriminated against because of who they are,” Wheeler said. “We can respect trans women, and we can respect the rights of women who object to having trans women in their spaces.”
“You can do whatever you feel like, but your rights end when the rights of another begin. Government is about the balance of rights,” Wheeler said.
Wheeler explained that some biological women had approached him asking that he protect their spaces. “What was I supposed to do — ignore these women?” Several people in the crowd said, “Yes! Yes!”
“For some of you, the answer is ‘yes.’ For me, it’s ‘no.’ I’m not going to ignore these women,” Wheeler said.
“I voted the way I did because I did represent my constituents,” Wheeler said.
As attendees vented their anger at Wheeler, he maintained his composure throughout. When an attendee shouted “How do you sleep?” Wheeler responded, “I sleep just fine, having done my research and having voted on the bill as it was written.”
