Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I think what we are seeing here today is the Republican Party's attempt to take some of the most heinous legislation that we are seeing passed on the State level to attack our trans and LGBT, as well as people from marginalized communities' right to exist in schools. This flowery language of ``parental rights and freedom'' hides the sinister fact of this legislative text. If you notice in these arguments, they are not really discussing what is actually in this legislation. It includes two provisions that require schools to out trans, nonbinary, and LGBT youth even if it would put said youth in harm's way. One of the highest rates of youth homelessness is in the LGBT community, from parents who want to kick their children out in households that may be unstable or abusive. For so many children of abuse, school is their only safe place to be. Before they claim that this is not about banning books and not about harming the LGBT community, let's just look at the impacts of similar Republican legislation that has already passed on the State level. Look at these books that have already been banned due to Republican measures: ``The Life of Rosa Parks''; this apparently is too woke by the Republican Party. ``Song of Solomon'' is unacceptable to Republican politics. Forty percent of banned books reported are significantly addressing and specifically addressing LGBT issues.…”