A Los Angeles Times opinion column Wednesday claimed that "puritanical" Republicans are using parental rights in education laws and "conflating sex ed with encouraging sexual behavior" as a "scare tactic to rile the base and raise money." According to columnist Robin Abcarian, "they [children] are sexually active" and GOP lawmakers have no right to prevent their sex ed at a young age. Abcarian began her column with the question, "Why is the GOP so hellbent on linking discussions about sexual preference and gender identity to pedophilia and child molestation?" She went on to say, "Conflating sex ed with encouraging sexual behavior is one of the oldest tricks in the GOP’s puritanical anti-sex, anti-birth-control, anti-woman playbook." Left unexplained is why, if a hands-off approach was good for her own daughter, she is advocating differently for today's young children.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 20, 2022 16:32 UTC