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Texas Republicans pass bill to ban LGBTQ+ student clubs in schools - LGBTQ Nation

It's one of five anti-LGBTQ+ bills Texas could pass this year.

Alex Bollinger at LGBTQ Nation:

Both chambers of the Texas Legislature have passed a bill banning students from forming LGBTQ+-focused clubs like GSAs in schools and have sent it to the governor’s desk. Democratic lawmakers denounced the bill, S.B. 12. “The real monsters are not kids trying to figure out who they are,” said state Rep. Gene Wu (D). “The monsters are not the teachers who love them and encourage them and support them. They are not the books that provide them with some amount of comfort and information. The real monsters are here.” “This bill is hate,” said out state Rep. Erin Zwiener (D). “This is one of the most nakedly hateful bills we have had on the floor of this House.” Republicans, though, claimed that LGBTQ+-supportive clubs are “sexualizing” children. “We’re not going to allow gay clubs, and we’re not going to allow straight clubs,” said state Rep. Jeff Leach (R). “We shouldn’t be sexualizing our kids in public schools, period. And we shouldn’t have clubs based on sex.”

S.B. 12 bills itself as a “Bill of Parental Rights” and also restricts diversity initiatives in public schools and requires more parental notification when it comes to mental and physical health in schools. It’s unclear how S.B. 12 will survive legal challenges because the federal Equal Access Act requires federally funded public secondary schools to provide equal access to extracurricular student clubs. While that law was passed in 1984 because Christian activists worried that schools might stop Bible clubs from meeting, it has long been used by GSAs to protect their right to meet on school campuses. GSAs – Gay-Straight Alliances or Gender-Sexuality Alliances – have been targeted by conservatives ever since they were first formed in the 1980s.

Both chambers of the Texas Legislature passed an anti-LGBTQ+ Don’t Say Gay or Trans bill SB12 that bans LGBTQ+ student clubs in schools. SB12 also mandates forced outing policies in schools.

The bill is set to be signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R).

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The Advocate: Texas legislature passes 'Don't Say Gay' law that bans LGBTQ+ student clubs

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Separation of Church/State Myth

Separation of Church/State Myth

The pithy, “Separation of Church and State” statement, used by leftists and atheist organizations to expunge religious activities from America’s schools and other public places, is no more than a twisted example of propaganda by a competing religion.

Leftist and atheists are devout believers in secular humanism, which elevates the power of human wisdom to a “God”-like status. Secular humanism is…

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Please sign the petition at the bottom of this article.

The principal of Flour Bluff High School, a public high school in Corpus Christi, Texas, has repeatedly rejected a student's application for a Gay-Straight Alliance on campus. Not only is this homophobic, it breaks federal anti-discrimination laws.

Under the Equal Access Act, federally-funded secondary schools must provide equal access to extracurricular clubs. The act also grants equal access on school grounds and inside school publications to student groups. This includes Gay-Straight Alliances on campus.

Even if you don't live in Corpus, Texas, or even the U.S., please sign this. The fact that these kids have to deal with this kind of intolerance and ignorance is just upsetting.