GOP advances "incredibly dangerous" bill to censor LGBTQ+ & race issues from education - LGBTQ Nation

Republican members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced H.R. 8705. The bill would ban federally funded civics and history programs from promoting “radical indoctrination” or “gender ideology” and “discriminatory equity ideology.” It would censor topics in federally funded American history, civics, and government classes in public schools. The bill would also prohibit the Department of Education from prioritizing grant applicants based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or immigration status. The measure could affect federally supported civics education initiatives and academies. Democrats proposed amendments to preserve instruction on slavery, immigration, January 6, LGBTQ+ history, and Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships, but committee Republicans rejected them. The bill defines “gender ideology” as an ever-shifting concept of self-assessed gender identity that requires institutions to treat claims about gender identity as true.

"Republican members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced H.R. 8705 on Thursday. The bill would ban federally funded civics and history programs from promoting "radical indoctrination" or "gender ideology" and "discriminatory equity ideology," scare words that refer to transgender identities and anti-racist education."

"The bill - the Civics and History Advancement to Restore Learning, Integrity, and Education (CHARLIE) Act, named after slain MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk - would censor topics in federally funded American history, civics, and government classes in public schools. The bill would also prohibit the Department of Education from prioritizing grant applicants based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or immigration status."

"In May, Democrats offered multiple amendments to ensure that schools would still be permitted to teach students about slavery, immigration, the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, LGBTQ+ history, and Jeffrey Epstein's relationships with current and former government officials. However, committee Republicans rejected every single one."

"Specifically, the bill prevents such classes from promoting "gender ideology," which the Trump administration defines as "an ever-shifting concept of self-assessed gender identity" that requires institutions to take as true "the false claim that males can identify as and thus become women and vice versa.""

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