Religious texts from most faiths, and books about those religions
Schools:
Penalties for both parents and students for attendance issues
State-mandated curriculums
Literally just ten rules from the Old Testament
It’s not a political response to anything, it’s a fear-based, lizard-brain reaction to it being broadly socially acceptable for queer people to exist. Decades of hate- and fearmongering, indoctrination, and tribalism caused this, not the mere existence of queer people in public.
Libraries:
Voluntary attendance
No required reading lists
Religious texts from most faiths, and books about those religions
Schools:
Penalties for both parents and students for attendance issues
State-mandated curriculums
Literally just ten rules from the Old Testament
It’s not a political response to anything, it’s a fear-based, lizard-brain reaction to it being broadly socially acceptable for queer people to exist. Decades of hate- and fearmongering, indoctrination, and tribalism caused this, not the mere existence of queer people in public.