A Missouri lawmaker says he has received hate-filled messages, including death threats, as a result of his decision to introduce a bill to stop drag queens from reading stories to children in public libraries.

“When you take on some of these issues that are controversial, the push back from media and from even the American Library Association, you know, was astounding,” Missouri State Rep. Ben Baker told the Daily Caller this week. “I got thousands of emails, I’ve had death threats for me and my family.”