House Republicans push nationwide ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

House Republicans push nationwide 'Don't Say Gay' bill

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/04/28/house-republicans-push-nationwide-dont-say-gay-bill/ 🔗

Joe Reberkenny (28 April 2026)

Republicans have been gaining ground in reshaping education policy to be less inclusive toward LGBTQ students at the state level, and now they are turning their focus to Capitol Hill.

Some GOP lawmakers are pushing for a nationwide "Don't Say Gay" bill, doubling down on their commitment to being the party of "traditional family values" by excluding anyone who does not identify with their sex at birth.

The largest anti-LGBTQ education legislation to reach the House chamber is House Bill 2616 — the Parental Rights Over the Education and Care of Their Kids Act, or the PROTECT Kids Act. The PROTECT Kids Act, proposed by U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), and co-sponsored by U.S. Reps. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Robert Onder (R-Mo.), and Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), would require any public elementary and middle schools that receive federal funding to require parental consent to change a child's gender expression in school.

The bill, which was discussed during Tuesday's House Rules Committee hearing, would specifically require any schools that get federal money from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 — which was created to minimize financial discrepancies in education for low-income students — to get parental approval before identifying any child's gender identity as anything other than what was provided to the school initially. This includes getting approval before allowing children to use their preferred locker room or bathroom.

[Lori Dee ✅]

In California, gasoline is $6 per gallon, and this is what Republicans are focused on.

Remember this when they ask for your vote.