The far-right hopes to drag more moderate conservatives into a full-scale culture war.
still mandates that state educational materials intended for minors “state that homosexual conduct is not an acceptable lifestyle and is a criminal offense,” despite the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the state law criminalizing gay sex back in 2003.
“The ultimate goal is restricting transgender people from existing entirely,” said Adri Pérez, an organizer with the Texas Freedom Network . “It was never about saving women’s sports. It was never about bathrooms, and it was not about protecting kids. It’s all about making us afraid to live public lives.”The prominence of bills targeting trans Texans has served as a measurement of the influence of the state’s hardcore conservatives for years.
With the right’s resurgence, Abbott has increasingly embraced the culture war policies targeting trans kids. Democratic voters disapprove of both measures. But strong support from conservatives and significant minority backing from liberals meant that the general public favored them.
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