AUSTIN, Texas — LGBTQ advocacy groups are blasting a Republican senator for adding what they call a “don’t say gay” provision banning the teaching of gender and sexuality onto existing bipartisan legislation.
During a meeting of the Senate Committee on Education this week, Sen. Brandon Creighton amended House Bill 890 to include a new section banning the “instruction, guidance, activities, or programming regarding sexual orientation or gender identity to students enrolled in prekindergarten through 12th grade.”
Creighton also proposed added language to state education law stating that parents have the right to “direct the moral and religious training” of their children, including making decisions about education and medical treatments “without obstruction or interference from this state” or any other government entity.
