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Shell_Seas

(3,453 posts)
Tue Feb 27, 2024, 07:51 PM Feb 2024

Texas Legislature Targets LGBTQ Studies, Signals Women and Ethnic Studies Are Next

While Representative Brian Harrison's immediate target is LGBTQ studies, which he could file legislation to ban in the 89th Legislature, his language also encompasses Gender and Ethnic studies.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/texas-legislature-targets-lgbtq-studies




In democratic societies, the bedrock of educational institutions is their unwavering commitment to fostering critical thinking, nurturing open debate, and encouraging the exploration of diverse ideas. This commitment not only enriches students’ minds but also prepares them to engage constructively in the broader societal discourse, ensuring the vibrancy and resilience of democracy itself.

Representative Brian Harrison has positioned himself at the forefront of an authoritarian approach to reshape the academic landscape in Texas universities. Since Harrison is running unopposed, we can almost certainly bet on seeing him push in the 89th Legislature bills to ban LGBTQ studies; Harrison’s hateful language doesn’t stop there.

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Texas Legislature Targets LGBTQ Studies, Signals Women and Ethnic Studies Are Next (Original Post) Shell_Seas Feb 2024 OP
This is just insane Chi67 Feb 2024 #1
This smells like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Paladin Feb 2024 #2

Paladin

(28,758 posts)
2. This smells like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 03:25 PM
Feb 2024

It's the sort of hateful authoritarian shit that Patrick has been pimping for decades.

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