Texas GOP Turns Hard Right.
The GOP party in Texas explicitly adopted a homophobic stance calling the LGBTQ community ‘abnormal’ among other new extremist stances. ‘The Hill’
“Homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice,” the platform document reads. “We believe there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin.”
The section also opposes the use of public funds for homosexuality, transgender or diversity and equity inclusion centers as well as for gender-affirming care — while supporting controversial counseling methods intended to “convert” members of the LGBTQ community. Texas does not have a law banning conversion therapy.
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The culture wars were declared ‘won’ by the left a while ago but that is proving to be wildly premature. New fronts are constantly emerging and causing a regression on LGBTQ rights nationwide especially among the newly hard right GOP. Republicans have been successful in some of their attempts to enact newly homophobic laws such as Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill that is now being introduced in Red States all over the South and Midwest. A broader consensus must emerge to fight the new and emerging fronts of the never ending culture war to finally win and put it to rest.
