Bills that could restrict drag shows and ban library books are making their way through the Texas Legislature.
The state legislature took up a number of bills last week that would allegedly protect children.Several bills that could restrict Texas drag performances, books in school libraries and lessons about gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools were taken up by state lawmakers last week.
On Wednesday, a pair of bills filed by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Republican from Mineola, got hearings during a Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting. Under Ed Fox, the director of Christian education at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, testified in support of senate bills 12 and 1601. “This is a Christian point of view, so we don’t want it for anybody, but we definitely don’t want it for minors,” Fox said.“I am a trans adult and I am testifying against Senate Bill 12. SB 12 is unconstitutional in its origin, restricting our right to freely express ourselves," Hernandez said.
Sen. Royce West, a Dallas Democrat, said his research suggests programs like these don’t work, and that most people who use them have higher incomes.
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