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Title: GOP congresswoman wants to ban strippers in schools...
Post by: Jessica_Rose on February 26, 2026, 10:46:01 AM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on February 26, 2026, 10:46:01 AM
GOP congresswoman wants to ban strippers in schools but can't name a time when that happened
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/gop-congresswoman-wants-to-ban-strippers-in-schools-but-cant-name-a-time-when-that-happened/
Alex Bollinger (26 Feb 2026)
Republicans in Congress are trying to pass a bill that would ban strippers from performing in front of children in schools, something that is not happening anywhere in the country. But the outrageous and shocking nature of the bill may draw attention away from the fact that the bill bans any mention of transgender people and could even ban trans people from becoming teachers.
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) and 17 cosponsors introduced a bill, the "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act," or H.R. 7661, this past Wednesday. The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to broadly ban federal money from supporting "sexually oriented material" in front of children, with some limited exemptions for art, literature, and science.
The bill defines "sexually oriented material" as "any program, activity, literature, or material that exposes such children to nude adults, individuals who are stripping, or lewd or lascivious dancing."
There are no schools in the U.S. that are hiring strippers to perform for fourth graders, and Miller cites no such examples. But a paragraph at the end of the bill adds to the definition of "sexually oriented material" to include "material that... involves gender dysphoria or ->-bleeped-<-." Gender dysphoria describes the discomfort a person can feel as a result of a mismatch between their gender identity and sex assigned at birth, while "->-bleeped-<-" is a right-wing term used to describe the idea that transgender people exist at all.
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The bill wants to classify the mere mention of trans people as being 'sexually oriented material', which would be banned in schools.
Love always -- Jessica Rose
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/gop-congresswoman-wants-to-ban-strippers-in-schools-but-cant-name-a-time-when-that-happened/
Alex Bollinger (26 Feb 2026)
Republicans in Congress are trying to pass a bill that would ban strippers from performing in front of children in schools, something that is not happening anywhere in the country. But the outrageous and shocking nature of the bill may draw attention away from the fact that the bill bans any mention of transgender people and could even ban trans people from becoming teachers.
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) and 17 cosponsors introduced a bill, the "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act," or H.R. 7661, this past Wednesday. The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to broadly ban federal money from supporting "sexually oriented material" in front of children, with some limited exemptions for art, literature, and science.
The bill defines "sexually oriented material" as "any program, activity, literature, or material that exposes such children to nude adults, individuals who are stripping, or lewd or lascivious dancing."
There are no schools in the U.S. that are hiring strippers to perform for fourth graders, and Miller cites no such examples. But a paragraph at the end of the bill adds to the definition of "sexually oriented material" to include "material that... involves gender dysphoria or ->-bleeped-<-." Gender dysphoria describes the discomfort a person can feel as a result of a mismatch between their gender identity and sex assigned at birth, while "->-bleeped-<-" is a right-wing term used to describe the idea that transgender people exist at all.
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The bill wants to classify the mere mention of trans people as being 'sexually oriented material', which would be banned in schools.
Love always -- Jessica Rose
Title: Re: GOP congresswoman wants to ban strippers in schools...
Post by: Sephirah on February 26, 2026, 05:19:31 PM
Post by: Sephirah on February 26, 2026, 05:19:31 PM
You really can't do anything other than shake your head when you read something like this.
Most fourth graders would boo a stripper off the stage and ask where the clown is.
I think we all know the answer.
Most fourth graders would boo a stripper off the stage and ask where the clown is.
I think we all know the answer.
Title: Re: GOP congresswoman wants to ban strippers in schools...
Post by: Lori Dee on February 26, 2026, 06:28:02 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on February 26, 2026, 06:28:02 PM
I guess that also prohibits 6th Grade Health classes, aka sex education.
As long as we are banning things that never happen, the bill should also prohibit liquor sales on school grounds, as well as cigar lounges, and kindergarten drivers' ed classes.
As long as we are banning things that never happen, the bill should also prohibit liquor sales on school grounds, as well as cigar lounges, and kindergarten drivers' ed classes.