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They’re two different things, and one does influence the other. Hall introduced a similar bill in 2023 that was not enacted.
We rate the claim that "Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom" a crime False.
The Texas Senate advanced a bill that would ban Pride flags from public school classrooms but the proposal has stirred confusion and criticism, especially since lawmakers pushing the measure can't clearly define what constitutes a "flag."
The fight over LGBTQ visibility in Texas schools is not new, but Senate Bill 762, introduced by Republican Sen.
Donna Campbell, escalates the culture war, the Dallas Observer reported.
Supporters of the bill argue that it brings uniformity and neutrality to school environments, but LGBTQ advocates see it as a thinly veiled attack. “We have no evidence ever that they endangered or made students feel unsafe, ever. Sister O.M. Gee says a major project for the DFW Sisters is fundraising for local schools and teachers.
“Removing [the Pride flag] doesn’t actually protect anyone because the Pride flag has never been a symbol of hate or discrimination towards any community, even the straight community,” said the sister.
8 with a satire label on Esspots, a satire and parody news website. “Having a Pride flag up as an ally is a symbol of strength and community.”
She says allyship and safe spaces are especially important within schools for students who are not out, and especially for those who are.
“LGBT youth already has a higher rate of bullying, depression, mental health disorders from [that] bullying, and we have a higher suicide rate than any other group.
By removing the Pride flag, all it does is isolate kids who are already vulnerable to these kinds of hatred.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a national philanthropic non-profit organization that uses drag performances satirizing Catholic nuns to promote social justice. The piece of legislation, Senate Bill 10, which is sponsored by Campbell, soared through the Republican majority Senate. Campbell did not respond to our request for comment.
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In uncertain times, when drag bans are plentiful and “biological sex” is on the tip of Republicans’ tongue, Sister O.M.
Gee says it’s important for the queer community to unite and find new ways to be prideful in spite of targeted legislation. Rainbow flags will hang from street poles and be displayed proudly in shop windows. Even in Texas, finding one of the recognizable flags does not take too long. We are going to have to reassure them with that feeling and that emotional and physical support.”
Is it illegal to have pride flags in Texas classrooms?
Removing it endangers our community because it silences those kids’ voices.”
Dallas Area Teacher Fired Over Pride Flag
Just three years ago, an Irving Independent School District educator was removed from her classroom and placed on suspension after posting rainbow stickers in it. Senate Bill 762, filed by Sen.
Donna Campbell, a Republican from New Braunfels, would prohibit employees, students, volunteers or agents from displaying any flags, aside from 12 exemptions. “We have to find new and inventive ways to reach our community so that we don’t lose that support for our youth because they are already vulnerable.”
She said the bill, rather than an attack, is a challenge to the queer community to “step up their game.”
“The fact that this bill is even being introduced is a call to action because we do need to pay attention,” she said.
We’re ready to deliver — but we need the resources to do it right. The district claimed the stickers would make straight students feel unsafe, according to a report from KERA News. If they’re having that stripped away, we are going to have to fill in that feeling. Contrary to social media users’ claims, no law has banned pride flags in the Lone Star State.
"Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime," a Dec.
10 Threads post with a picture of a person in front of a pride flag and a photo of a crowd at what appears to be a pride rally said.
But the headline originated as satire.
As Sister O.M. Gee, a nun with the DFW Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, put it, "Removing it doesn't protect anyone—it silences kids who already feel isolated."
If SB 762 passes, Texas schools may soon be forced to take down displays that promote LGBTQ acceptance, which critics fear could worsen mental health outcomes and bullying for queer youth.
"The Pride flag obviously began as kind of a symbol of resilience for the queer community and kind of a way for us to stand out and be seen," Gee said.
And I think a lot of our different cities and organizations have blurred the lines between what is social and what is political. However, the Pride Flag has never been a political statement.”
While Campbell attempts to keep Pride flags out of classrooms, state Sen. Phil King, a North Texas Republican, is attempting to get framed copies of the Ten Commandments into them.
New Bill Would Ban Pride Flags In Texas Public Schools
In June, the city of Dallas will become kaleidoscopic. This year’s Dallas Pride parade participants will march across shaky ground as the LGBTQ community faces ongoing legislative attacks from Texas’ extensive collection of staunch conservatives.
A bill filed this session places a new target on the back of LGBTQ students and teachers in Texas public schools.
"However, if you take that into today's context, especially with schools, having the ability to have Pride flags on school campuses gives queer youth and queer young adults, whether it be high school, college, middle school or even elementary, it gives them the identity that they exist."
Students, parents, and teachers are already preparing for the potential fallout, with some pledging to resist quietly through other forms of expression.
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