Critics of Texas’ push for a “Don’t Say Gay” bill say acknowledging LGBTQ people isn’t the same as teaching kids about sex

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Zeph Capo, president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers, worries teachers may even be targeted for having a picture of their spouse on their desk under a “Don’t Say Gay” law in Texas.

“There is this fallacy that teaching that LGBTQ people exist is teaching sex, and that's just a lie,” Zwiener, D-Driftwood, said. “Nobody claims that teaching that straight people exist is teaching about sex. There being husbands and wives in books and in movies is just accepted as the baseline. LGBTQ people existing is not sex. And our identities get inappropriately sexualized all the time.”

“How was this so hard for Democrats? I really am not understanding this,” he said. “I’m just … it boggles my mind.” “Kids should be taught about math, science, English. They shouldn't be subjected to Pride Week parades in their public schools,” he said., which defied a letter from Attorney General Ken Paxton, wasn’t at all about human sexuality.

Nguyen added that Pride Week for students in the district focused more on activities rather than instruction. For instance, students participated in community circles “where they could talk about what their families look like,” or, for some campuses, view a slideshow in school cafeterias of different students’ families.

 

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It's not speech. Why can't we just agree that trooning kindergartners is wrong? I don't see what's so hard about that.

Texas (more specifically, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is the real power in this state) wants Texas to be as stupid as Florida, which unwittingly passed a law which makes THIS a feasible response.

Referring them back to their parents would be chilling? Lol...

ErinForYall How come CatParksTX doesn't know this?

Can someone point out where exactly the phrase 'don't day gay' is written in the bill and why the Trib wants to talk to K-4th graders so bad about sex?

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