Texas Governor Gets Bill Banning LGBTQ Student Clubs
The Texas Tribune reports: Democrats took to the floor of the Texas House on Saturday to label a ban on clubs that support gay teens the work of “monsters” and to say the ban endangers children and strips them of their dignity. The Democratic representatives grew emotional in opposition to a bill that would ban … The post Texas Governor Gets Bill Banning LGBTQ Student Clubs appeared first on Joe.My.God..
The Texas Tribune reports:
Democrats took to the floor of the Texas House on Saturday to label a ban on clubs that support gay teens the work of “monsters” and to say the ban endangers children and strips them of their dignity. The Democratic representatives grew emotional in opposition to a bill that would ban K-12 student clubs focused on sexuality and gender identity.
Senate Bill 12, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, won final legislative passage Saturday after lawmakers in both chambers adopted the conference committee reports that specifically clarified that schools will be banned from authorizing or sponsoring student clubs based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Lawmakers shared personal stories about LGBTQ+ youth. Rep. Rafael Anchía said his daughter was a vice president of a pride club at her school. He stressed that these clubs “are no more about sex than 4-H or ROTC or the basketball team.” Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, emphasized that these clubs exist because of a long history of oppression against the LGBTQ+ community.
Read the full article.
It’s an excellent write-up with more great quotes from outraged Democrats.
State Sen. Brandon Creighton [photo] appeared here earlier this week for his requiring students to produce an ID in order to participate in campus protests.
Creighton appeared here earlier this month for his bill that would defund blue cities over “liberal policies” such as LGBTQ rights.
He appeared here in April 2025 for his bill that would force colleges to rewrite history texts to remove mentions of “social, political or economic inequalities” in the United States.
Creighton is also behind his state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill for public schools. Creighton first appeared on JMG in 2019 for his bill seeking to overturn LGBTQ protections enacted by Texas cities.
In March 2023, he appeared here for his bill that would deny the prospect of tenure to newly-hired university professors.
Creighton has spearheaded the Texas campaign to protect Confederate monuments. He appeared here in August 2023 for his bill that forced the closure of the University of Houston’s LGBTQ Resource Center.
We also heard from Creighton in February 2025 for his bill banning diversity policies in public schools.
The first tweet below is from an aide to the Texas state rep who just gave a “medical freedom award” to his children’s private Christian school for being the state’s least-vaccinated.
BREAKING
Texas is FIGHTING BACK!! Big WIN!!!
Follow: @Carlos__Turcios pic.twitter.com/0yblHmOsQ7
— Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios) June 1, 2025
When I served on the DISD school board over 20 years ago, we put policies in place to protect LGBTQ kids because they were being beaten, harassed, and called names.
Pride clubs formed because students needed a safe place. These clubs — like 4H, ROTC, or basketball — exist to… pic.twitter.com/vYfITN0qtq
— Rafael Anchía (@RafaelAnchia) June 1, 2025
Democrats took to the floor of the Texas House on Saturday to label a ban on clubs that support gay teens the work of “monsters” and to say the ban endangers children and strips them of their dignity. https://t.co/ucP6hxPzdF
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 1, 2025
Made during debate on SB 12, a parental-rights dei/schools bill that would outlaw LGBTQ clubs at school because, as author, Plano GOP Rep. Jeff Leach says, “sex clubs” aren’t appropriate in school. House parls are trying to decide if the bill is going to die on a technicality. https://t.co/64ELpipLGb
— Karen Brooks Harper (@kbrooksharper) May 31, 2025
There aren’t sex clubs in public schools, but LGBTQ students exist.
Once again, ALL Republicans who voted (84), voted yes – including Geren/Vandeaver/Darby.
The ONLY ppl who voted no were Dems.
4 Dems voted yes.The Republican Party degrades and traumatizes marginalized ppl. https://t.co/eg64N7xGTi
— Mendi Tackett (@mentack) June 1, 2025
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