The bills primarily target sexually explicit performances but would also ban schools from exposing students to any materials that include transgender people. People who violate the bills could face misdemeanor charges, a fine, and/or jail time.
Link copiedTwo West Virginia bills aim to protect minors from obscene performances and materials, which the bills define,The bills, introduced this week by state Sen. Michael Azinger, a Republican, would prohibit obscene and sexually explicit materials in or within 2,500 feet of the state’s schools and would bar children from being present for obscene performances or displays.
Andrew Schneider, the executive director of Fairness West Virginia, a statewide LGBTQ rights group, compared the bills to Florida’s, which prohibits classroom instruction on “sexual orientation or gender identity … in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.
Azinger did not immediately return a request for comment about whether SB 252 could affect transgender school personnel, or whether SB 278 could prohibit transgender people from performing in any capacity in front of minors, including in a play or during a karaoke night.
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