Cenk Uygur
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New Law Forces Schools To Out Gay Students
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November 27, 2016
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7:27Now PlayingA proposed law in Texas would force schools to out LGBT students to their parents. Ben Mankiewicz, Grace Baldridge, and Francis Maxwell, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Konni Burton, a Texas Tea Party state senator, has proposed a bill that would lawfully require school employees to out queer students to their parents, regardless of the students’ wishes.
According to LOGO, Burton has just filed Senate Bill 242, which mandates disciplinary action against any school employee who does not disclose the sexual and/or gender identity of students to their parents. She was moved to draft this bill after her hometown of Fort Worth modified school guidelines to further protect transgender students. Faculty would no longer be permitted to reveal a student’s gender identity to their parents without their explicit permission.
Unfortunately, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick fought the implementation of these new guidelines, and school officials folded under his pressure. Burton, a supporter of Patrick, decided to compose a bill that would make it impossible for any Texas school to keep information regarding students’ sexual and gender identities confidential. Via LOGO:”
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Hosts: Ben Mankiewicz, Grace Baldridge, Francis Maxwell
Cast: Ben Mankiewicz, Grace Baldridge, Francis Maxwell
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