Contractors doing business with Hennepin County will be forced to affirm the “gender identity” of all Minnesotans or risk being canceled thanks to a radical pro-LGBT measure approved by county commissioners in June.

Board Action Request 22-0216, which passed by a 7-0 vote this summer, committed the county to the vague goal of creating “a safe and welcoming” place for “LGBTQ+ people.” Second District Commissioner Irene Fernando introduced the legislation, which appears to lack a robust religious liberty clause.

“An affirmation of gender expression or gender identity should not be burdensome to the person receiving services; the individual’s gender identity and expression should be recognized and respected. The assertion may be evidenced by an expressed desire to be consistently recognized as the sex consistent with their gender identity,” the resolution states.