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A Texas bill, known as the FURRIES Act, would ban non-human behaviors in public schools, including the use of litter boxes and wearing animal accessories.

Rep. Stan Gerdes, the bill's author, claimed schools were providing litter boxes for students acting as "furries."

When pressed, Gerdes could not find an example. The bill was left pending in committee.

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[–] Elkot@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Furries are notoriously stealthy, it's not like they walk around in bright furry colours or anything

[–] match@pawb.social 9 points 2 days ago

what, have they have been finding examples of trans kids in school sports?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is a perfect example of politics honestly

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 26 points 3 days ago

First they came for the Venezuelans, trans people, furries and Harvard University. If that doesn't tell you they're just looking for scapegoats I don't know what will.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 days ago

litter boxes in school would have been an upgrade over the basement level bathrooms

[–] HeyJoe@lemm.ee 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

There are probably hundreds of actual issues to dedicate time to, yet this is what he chooses to focus on?

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

The great part of tackling problems that aren't real is that nobody can see you haven't solved anything.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

He's a Republican. All the real problems are literally beyond his comprehension.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

“The evil queers are coming after your kids!” goes next to “the migrants are gang members” as a way to keep the base in perpetual fear all of the time. Shrieking about something that doesn’t actually happen wastes the lefts time - because people who care about the truth have to take the time to debunk. Then the fuckers turn around and say - “look at you protecting pedophiles” when you debunk their insane shit.

The “big lie.”

So countdown to Republicans planting furries in schools

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