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Posted: 2014-01-19T14:06:39Z | Updated: 2016-02-02T11:59:01Z Pamela Raintree, Transgender Woman, Dares Councilman Rob Webb To Stone Her | HuffPost

Pamela Raintree, Transgender Woman, Dares Councilman Rob Webb To Stone Her

WATCH: Trans Woman Dares Lawmaker To Literally Stone Her To Death
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Pamela Raintree and her stone are being celebrated by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community of Shreveport, Louisiana, for their incredible parts in sustaining the city's LGBT non-discrimination ordinance, which was under threat of repeal.

As Towleroad notes, the transgender woman recently confronted Councilman Ron Webb, the single dissenting vote against the ordinance, which passed in December , and the mastermind behind a repeal of the law.

Raintree brought the stone with her to the council meeting and stated, "Leviticus 20:13 states, 'If a man lie also with mankind as he lieth with a woman, they shall surely put him to death.' I brought the first stone Mr. Webb, in case that your Bible talk isn't just a smoke screen for personal prejudices."

KMSSTV.com reports that after Raintree gave her moving speech, "Webb moved to withdraw his proposal to repeal the Fairness Ordinance" and "his withdrawal motion received support and was unanimously supported."

Watch Raintree's incredible speech above.

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