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Withywindle

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15. This is about giving abusive parents carte blanche to abuse their LGBTQ kids
Sat May 14, 2022, 05:34 AM
May 2022

There was a brief window in time when LGBTQ kids had a chance to talk to adults other than their homophobic parents and get some support, in red-state schools.

This is aimed at shutting even those narrow escape routes down. LGBTQ youth are at high suicide rates, and most of their abusers are their own parents. They desperately need a way to find adults who can speak to them frankly about how to get out of those abusive homes and live freely as they are.

If there is abuse, investigate. I don't care what the family dynamic is. jimfields33 May 2022 #1
The problem is, Abbott is making something an "abuse" that is not such ashredux May 2022 #3
I suspect newdayneeded May 2022 #6
You do realize this isn't about "abuse". paleotn May 2022 #9
This is about giving abusive parents carte blanche to abuse their LGBTQ kids Withywindle May 2022 #15
The issue here is that Abbott ordered state officials to consider medical treatments for transgender WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #17
This is some straight up Nazi shit. Initech May 2022 #2
+1 n/t area51 May 2022 #13
Staunch defenders of family using government to disrupt families bucolic_frolic May 2022 #4
Apparently child abuse is whatever they want it to be. patphil May 2022 #5
This is SO wrong. ananda May 2022 #7
sooner or later... cab67 May 2022 #8
I think Elon Musk is moving his car company to TX, something about 2live is 2fly May 2022 #20
What's it going to take for reasonable people... paleotn May 2022 #10
Why should they have to? Withywindle May 2022 #16
A noble cause.... paleotn May 2022 #18
better yet, VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS Skittles May 2022 #22
Curious Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2022 #11
I think the key part is this (from your link and the OP) BumRushDaShow May 2022 #12
This is just sickening. EndlessWire May 2022 #14
What's even more bizarre is not that they don't care about kids. Initech May 2022 #19
The state, the state being Abbott and Paxton, as well as those who support and enable this horrific Solly Mack May 2022 #21
I want Abbott and Paxton and Patrick investigated for abuse.. IngridsLittleAngel May 2022 #23
Abbott and Paxton are using these poor children as pawns LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #24
Those two dipshits should be doing time for crimes against humanity. Initech Jun 2022 #25
Anybody that's one bit different needs to get out leftyladyfrommo Jun 2022 #26
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