I know that sounded like a joke, but nope. The clowns at MSNBC had an absolute meltdown over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s call to end child grooming in the public school system. Now that Texas has joined the fight, all bets are off and suddenly it’s “violent” and “extreme” to keep kids out of the trans scene.
“You have multiple lawmakers now talking about making it illegal to bring your child to drag events, which is just so bizarre, and ordinarily would seem like such a fringe idea. But this is being talked about by the likes of Ron DeSantis, who very well may run for president in a few years,” Journalist Parker Molloy stressed.
Molloy and host Chris Hayes paint conservatives who oppose children attending drag shows as a “threat to be around children.” On screen it read, “The far right threat: Right wing extremists ramp up LGBTQ hate.”
“That’s scary. This is an idea that has become so mainstream on the right. And it’s a scary time,” the transgender activist and former editor for left-leaning media watchdog Media Matters told Hayes.
The MSNBC host agreed, calling opposition to kids at drag shows “extreme” and “violent.”
Gov Abbott previously ordered that families whose children were undergoing trans-therapy and surgery be investigated for abuse. The move was initially place on hold but has since resumed.
Texas’ child welfare agency has resumed at least some of its investigations into parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children. Last week, the state Supreme Court overturned an injunction blocking the state from investigating these parents for child abuse.
On Thursday, nearly a week after the ruling, investigators with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services began contacting lawyers representing some of these families to tell them they will be continuing the investigations.