Thread by @scottrog78

Hey there #Indiana, we need to talk about the @indgop supermajority and their shameful version of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law.
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#HB 1608 passed in the House last Thursday and will move onto the Senate this week. This disgraceful bill stigmatizes trans kids, as if they weren't struggling enough already.

#Hoosier #Republicans, already using state funds to subsidize religious education and already-wealthy private school parents, have now seen fit to single out the 0.006% of kids that identify as trans.

It's not like they don't have other things they could be focusing on. Our teachers are underpaid, our classrooms overcrowded, our students underserved. Our best and brightest are leaving the state at an alarming rate.

Why are the @indgop doing this? It's simple - this is pure, old-fashioned, in-group/out-group politics. Racists and segregationists have been using the same playbook since Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954. Same script, different target. The goal: destroy public education.

Call it what it is: authoritarianism, totalitarianism, fascism. Blame the "other" for society's ills.

The media does a terrible job putting these things in context. They'll give a surface overview of both sides, but never the needed historical perspective. Let the people know, @WTHRcom @wrtv @WISH_TV @CBS4Indy @indystar @SBTribune @JGfortwayne @courierpress @nwi @theheraldtimes

Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of #HoosLeft so far this year. Please subscribe, share and retweet. It will take large numbers to beat back the rising authoritarian tide. Wake up your friends!
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@threadreaderapp uhhh... lemme get an unroll please