When Republicans decided that “parental rights” would be a great talking point in their continuing effort to con voters who don’t benefit from their policies, you had to know that they’d eventually default to their natural trait of hypocrisy.
Sure, you have parental rights, except if you want your child’s school library to have a book we don’t like, or for his history teacher to educate him on subjects we don’t want him to hear about.
There are ways for parents to counter this. They can buy the banned book for their child or make sure they talk about our real history at home, not the sanitized version the Right clings to.
But it’s not so easy with the latest GOP culture war game. One that demonstrates their acceptance of hatred and cruelty as part of their day-to-day political calculations. One that victimizes already vulnerable children.
Some Republican-controlled states have issued bans on gender-affirming care for minors. Mother Jones reported that at least 18 states have considered such legislation, pushed by a network of activists and organizations, including the religious right, that are at the forefront of the anti-trans movement.
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