Puerto Rico has had it rough since the landfall of Hurricane Maria devastated the island. But, the residents are resilient and tough, and in the news recently, the Governor has done 2 things to make people proud. First, he won't put up with being bullied by the bully in Chief, and second, he passed a law to protect LGBT youth from the ridiculous "conversion therapy." Bravo, Puerto Rico. You can teach these southern U.S. states a lot.PUERTO RICO BANS LGBT CONVERSION THERAPY
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed an executive order on Wednesday banning the medically denounced practice of “gay conversion” therapy for minors across the island. “Today we take a step forward to raise awareness among the people about this type of practice that causes pain and suffering,” Rosselló said, adding that the ban would help “protect children.”*******************************************************
Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló to Trump admin: 'If the bully gets close, I'll punch the bully in the mouth.'
March 28, 2019, 3:33 PM EDT, NBC NEWS By Nicole Acevedo
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Thursday that he won’t allow his officials to be bullied by the White House at a time when President Donald Trump and his administration have doubled down on their opposition to granting the island hurricane recovery funding.
"If the bully gets close, I'll punch the bully in the mouth," Rosselló told CNN, referring to Trump.
His remarks come after the president told Republican legislators at a closed-door Capitol Hill meeting Tuesday that Puerto Rico had received too much money to rebuild after Hurricane Maria. The amount “is way out of proportion to what Texas and Florida and others have gotten,” Trump said, according to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida.
While Rosselló told CNN that "it would be a mistake to confuse courtesy with courage," some critics questioned why the governor didn’t show this kind of “courage” when Trump first visited the disaster area in October 2017. During that visit, Trump said Puerto Rico was not a “real catastrophe" like Hurricane Katrina was in New Orleans.
