discussion House Republicans Introduce Nationwide “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

[Horizon Flame]

Johnson’s bill defines “sexually-oriented material” as depictions, descriptions or simulations of sexual acts, human genitals or “any topic involving gender identity, gender dysphoria, transgenderism, sexual orientation, or related subjects.”

Edited October 19, 2022 by Horizon Flame

[chessguy99]

Most federal funds for schools are discretionary, and can be used for whatever the school district decides. It's just a matter of the school district juggling which funds go where between their three major sources of funding; federal, state and local. This is all just a show for the evangelicals, to make sure they remember to come out and vote next month.

[Bosque]

B-b-b-but Biden is just as bad as Republicans?? 

[Vroom Vroom]

DeSantis is currently the most influential member of the GOP. Trump better watch out.

In the ideal world, they would destroy each other during the upcoming Republican primary. 
But there’s no way DeSantis would be reckless enough to go against Trump. Going against Trump and losing the nomination could end his career 

[Vermillion]

My rose-colored glasses take is that while they may leave the language deliberately vague enough for a chilling effect so the bigots won't even need to file SB8-style lawsuits against schools, that same vague language will open this up to more lawsuits. 

 

Because so much of the language here could just be abused as to affect all sex-ed classes in the blue states. While I have obviously no faith in this theocratic SCOTUS not to uphold this, the blue states when that happens (and it will) won't go down for that without kicking and screaming. 

 

 

[Beyonnaise]

This was always going to be the logical conclusion of QAnon taking over their party. Baseless fearmongering about the worst acts imaginable. They know it's a lose-loser for Dems to try to refute it or even address it at all, as that legitimizes the thought of it being true in people's minds. Basically this tweet:

 

[JonginBey]

Can we go back to the days of physically harming politicians?

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Espresso said:

My rose-colored glasses take is that while they may leave the language deliberately vague enough for a chilling effect so the bigots won't even need to file SB8-style lawsuits against schools, that same vague language will open this up to more lawsuits. 

 

Because so much of the language here could just be abused as to affect all sex-ed classes in the blue states. While I have obviously no faith in this theocratic SCOTUS not to uphold this, the blue states when that happens (and it will) won't go down for that without kicking and screaming. 

 

 

.

[infrared]

They can do everything in their power - it still won’t erase the lgbt community from existing  didn’t work 50 years ago, ain’t working now 

[GhostBox]

1 hour ago, infrared said:

They can do everything in their power - it still won’t erase the lgbt community from existing  didn’t work 50 years ago, ain’t working now 

True but if given power in the midterms they can cause a lot of damage to our community. 

[harwee]

14 hours ago, Horizon Flame said:

Johnson’s bill defines “sexually-oriented material” as depictions, descriptions or simulations of sexual acts, human genitals or “any topic involving gender identity, gender dysphoria, transgenderism, sexual orientation, or related subjects.”

 

 

 

 

These shenanigans designed to mislead is literally the only way they push agendas.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 20, 2022 by harwee