Republican Texas state Rep. Andy Hopper was called out by Democratic state Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons after he wanted to eliminate funding for The University of Texas due to its LGBTQ+ programs without even knowing what “intersex” means.
In another case of Republican legislation based on ignorance, Texas MAGA Republican state Representative Andy Hopper embarrassed himself on the Texas House floor with a little help from Democratic Representative Lauren Ashley Simmons.
Hopper sought to add an amendment to a funding bill for the University of Texas at Austin to penalize the school for not eliminating any reference to non-White, cisgender, heteronormative people in their curriculum.
“Despite repeated calls by our President, our governor, and our legislature, the University of Texas continues to put out an outsized focus offering degree programs and courses in lesbian, gay, and bisexual, transgender, queer studies and has continued a pattern of teaching discrimination hidden behind the words diversity, equity and inclusion.”
“There are also programs that deny the unchangeable biological reality that there are only two sexes, male and female. These programs, and by extension this university, shall not be funded by tax dollars.”
After Hopper yielded the floor for questions on his amendment, Democratic state Representative Simmons asked:
“Representative Hopper can you clarify what it means when a course does not comply with the biological reality that there are only two sexes?”
You can see their interaction here:
