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Texas Politician Wants to Punish Pro-LGBT Schools

Texas Politician Wants to Punish Pro-LGBT Schools

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Two politicians take aim at gay rights.

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A Texas state representative filed a bill that would punish school districts that enact pro-LGBT policies.

Republican Drew Springer drafted his legislation in response to the Pflugerville, Tex. school district, which recently announced it's offering domestic partner benefits to teachers and staff. Springer's bill would cut 7.5% of a district's healthcare funding from the state if it offers such benefits.

"Our tax-dollars are for educating kids, not for enacting policies that attempt to get the state to recognize homosexual relationships," Springer wrote in a press release. "To think Pflugerville has sued the state for more funding, while at the same time bankrolling a lifestyle most Texans do not agree with is quite disturbing to me."

Another Republican state representative, Matt Krause, wants to cut funding for any public university that doesn't allow religious groups to discriminate against gay members. Read more here.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.