George Santos and Marjorie Taylor Greene are among the cosponsors of a new bill that is claiming to “end the sexualization of children in schools,” language observers fear may be cover for a book ban on stories featuring LGTBQ+ characters.
“The battlefield for the future of our society is being fought within the classrooms of American schools,” Representative Cory Mills, Republican of Florida, wrote on Twitter earlier this month introducing the measure, HR 863. “This bill targets the Left’s efforts to sexualize children in schools across the U.S”
