US EditionTexas Pushes LGBTQ+ School Club Ban as Pride Month Kicks Off
- Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 12 in early 2025 to ban school-sponsored LGBTQ+ clubs and related programming in public and charter schools.
- The bill, often called the Parental Bill of Rights, aims to expand parental control over children’s education, but critics argue it endangers LGBTQ+ youth by banning supportive groups.
- Debate over SB 12 was contentious and largely partisan, with supporters emphasizing parental rights and opponents highlighting risks of increased bullying and harm to youth dignity.
- SB 12 was approved in the Texas Senate and House with a 77-40 party-line vote and, upon Governor Abbott’s signature, will take effect on September 1, 2025, prohibiting school-sponsored organizations centered on LGBTQ identities.
- The bill’s enactment will mark a significant escalation in Texas’ conservative campaign against LGBTQ+ inclusion in education, prompting concerns from Democrats and advocates about its impact on vulnerable students.
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Late Saturday, emotions reached a fever-pitch on the Texas House floor. To see tempers flaring from lawmakers is nothing new in the lone star state, but the occasion for this outburst stemmed from the passage of a bill, Senate Bill 12, that bans all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in K-12 schools.SB 12 was being marketed as a parental bill of rights in public education. The bill not only bans DEI in hiring practices for schools b…
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