A group of right-wing Congressional Representatives introduced a federal book banning bill in Congress this week that would give book censors wide latitude to remove books from schools and librarie…
It’s anti LGBT religious scapegoat legislation, when they talk about protecting children it’s never about real problems children face from food insecurity, underfunded education, for profit healthcare, child sex predators and traffickers like clergy and republicans, etc. Instead they propose the “something something kids bill” with vague wording about sexual topics, then use it to pretend any mention of trans and gay folks is sexual in nature and must be purged. It’s the same vague legislature -> bigoted enforcement as the anti gay legislation in Russia, Florida, etc. This bill is part of what Christian nationalism looks like.
It’s anti LGBT religious scapegoat legislation, when they talk about protecting children it’s never about real problems children face from food insecurity, underfunded education, for profit healthcare, child sex predators and traffickers like clergy and republicans, etc. Instead they propose the “something something kids bill” with vague wording about sexual topics, then use it to pretend any mention of trans and gay folks is sexual in nature and must be purged. It’s the same vague legislature -> bigoted enforcement as the anti gay legislation in Russia, Florida, etc. This bill is part of what Christian nationalism looks like.
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Parental_Rights_in_Education_Act
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_anti-LGBTQ_law