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THUMBS DOWN: In the political peeing contest between Florida Gov. Rick DeSantis and the equally mature Republicans of Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is taking aim at a favorite target: LGBTQ children. Patrick, who has previously attempted to ostracize transgender youths who play sports, trans adults who use public restrooms and parents who seek gender-affirming care for their trans children, broadened his assault this week, announcing he’ll seek a Florida-style.
THUMBS UP: While Patrick declares gay people the enemy, Texas’ largest school district is singing “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” Houston ISD on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will host its first-ever, district-wide summit for LGBTQ+ students and their parents, caregivers and peers, grades 6-12.
THUMBS TWIDDLING: The best advice we never took was to not live with an old high school friend in college. Lax boundaries can spell trouble for odd couples balancing one roomie’s messiness with the other’s psychopathic orderliness. Now it appears UT-Austin will give students the option of committing another tragic blunder in their teen years before the brain is fully formed: living with a boyfriend or girlfriend.
THUMBS DOWN: On the subject of bad choices, we return to the Astros. Houston’s home team opened their season this week armed with boundless optimism that This Could Be The Year…when everyone finally stops talking about trash cans and cheating. Alas, Carlos Beltran, the ex-Astro and ringleader of the electronic sign-stealing, dredged up the scandal this week in an interview, deflecting blame like a teenager caught egging the neighbor’s house.
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