Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the third governor of any U.S. state to permanently use a wheelchair. He is also the first disabled governor in Texas history.
LGBTQ Agenda: New report details breadth of hostile school climate bills in US
A virtual blitzkrieg on public education by right-wing groups and their sympathizers is being launched throughout the United States, and LGBTQ children and children of color are bearing the brunt of their attacks, according to an organization that tracks such legislation.As of March this year, at least 220 hostile school climate and curriculum bills have been introduced into state legislatures around the country, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a nonprofit think tank based in Boulder, Colorado.
That's more than the previous two years combined. From Florida's notorious "Don't say gay" bill, which is now awaiting Republican Governor Ron DeSantis' signature, to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's (R) efforts to criminalize gender-affirming care for his state's trans kids and their families, hostile bills that would restrict or even censor inclusive curricula have made their way into legislatures and onto governors' desks throughout the United States.
These bills would "ban or severely limit what schools can teach about race, racism, history, sexism, and LGBTQ people and issues, without regard for educational standards," according to MAP.
These efforts, further, would take curricula out of the hands of educators and allow them to be shaped by the political motivations of politicians.
