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TEXAS GOP'S NEW PLATFORM LLS GAY PEOPLE 'ABNORMAL' AND REJECTS TRANS INTI

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The Texas Republin Party unveiled s official posn on LGBTQ issu over the weekend, fg homosexualy as an "abnormal liftyle choice" and also opposg "all efforts to validate transgenr inty. "Thoands of Republin activists met at the party’s biennial nventn Hoton on Saturday to agree to the party's platform on a range of issu, cludg the rejectn of the 2020 electn rults and a ll to repeal of the 1965 Votg Right Act, which was enacted to prevent discrimatn agast Black a sectn tled "Homosexualy and genr issu, " the party suggted that LGBTQ people should not be legally protected om discrimatn and that beg gay or trans is a choice. "Homosexualy is an abnormal liftyle choice, " the 40-page rolutn reads.

"We believe there should be no grantg of special legal entlements or creatn of special stat for homosexual behavr, regardls of state of orig, and we oppose any crimal or civil penalti agast those who oppose homosexualy out of fah, nvictn, or belief tradnal valu.

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"The Texas Republin Party blocked the Log Cab Republins, a longstandg group of gay nservativ — which also supports many of the party’s anti-LGBTQ polici — om havg a booth at Saturday's nventn.

"The party's new official stance on sexual orientatn and genr inty also cis wh a recent natnwi surge charged rhetoric om media punds and policians about LGBTQ recent months, nservative lawmakers, televisn punds and other public figur have acced opponents of a newly enacted Florida tn legislatn — which crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law — of tryg to “groom” or “doctrate” children.

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The word “groomg” has long been associated wh mischaracterizg LGBTQ people, particularly gay men and transgenr women, as child sex abers. In the platform voted on by legat at the party's biennial nventn, one sectn — lled ‘Homosexualy and Genr Issu' — stat "homosexualy is an abnormal liftyle choice.

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"We exist to advance that niche voice wh the Republin Party, bee there are plenty of gay nservativ out there, there are plenty of lbian nservativ out there, and plenty of trans nservativ out there, " Halbohn told The Texas Newsroom Saturday. "The Texas GOP should foc s energy on fightg back agast the radil mocrats and weak RINOs currently tryg to legislate our 2nd Amendment rights away, stead of ncelg a group of gay nservativ who are standg the breach wh , " Tmp Jr. Throughout the nference, anti-LGBT flyers were passed around, cludg one that was tled “Be Alert and Aware of the Homosexual Agenda.

Patrick said Monday that he will make a “top prry” durg next year’s legislative ssn to pass a bill that mimics a Florida law crics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay. Equaly Texas CEO Rirdo Martez said the LGBTQ advocy nonprof would do everythg s power to stop a Texas versn of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Acrdg to the Texas judicial missn's 2019 warng, Hensley referred gay upl who wanted her to pri over their marriage ceremony to other people who would officiate.

Unsurprisgly, Mchell oppos gay rights and said a Supreme Court brief that Obergefell v. Dan Patrick said Monday he will prrize passg Texas legislatn that mimics the recently signed Florida bill referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

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In his email, Patrick lks to a nservative news webse purportedly “Exposg Disney’s ‘Gay Agenda.

’” The se clus vios of an ternal Disney staff meetg held after the “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed Florida obtaed by Christopher Rufo, a nservative activist who 2020 began g the term “cril race theory” publicly to nounce anti-racist tn efforts. HistoryHomosexual activy Texas?

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