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LGBTQ? Well, Republicans Say No School Lunch For You.
They must be so proud.
It’s kind of incredible, isn’t it, how the Republican Party manages to continue to one up itself when it comes to the level of hatred? Every day, it seems, we hear new stories of their hypocrisy, shamelessness, and cruelty only further exacerbated by the fact that they absolutely relish in it. They simply do not care, and people across the country suffer because of it.
This time, they’re coming after school lunches for LGBTQ students.
NBCDFW.com reports:
“More than 20 Republican attorneys general including Texas’ Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Joe Biden’s administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity…
…In May, the USDA announced that it would include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity as a violation of Title IX, the sweeping 1972 law that guarantees equity between the sexes in “any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” The directive requires states to review allegations of discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, as well as update their policies and signage.
The agency warned that states…
