Missouri state reps. clash over school bill

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Watch these Missouri state representatives hash out the details of a proposed anti-LGBTQ+ bill that would ban teachings of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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00:00I'm just gonna read you the the language in your bill no classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties

00:09Relating to sexual orientation or gender identity shall occur

00:15Lady you mentioned George, Washington who is Martha, Washington?

00:21His wife

00:23Under your bill, how could you mention that in the classroom?

00:27So to me that's not sexual orientation

00:33Really

00:35So it's only really certain sexual orientations that you want

00:39Prohibited from introduction in the classroom language to make that better to make it where you're not talking lady

00:46I didn't introduce your bill

00:48And I didn't write it you wrote it and so I'm asking what it means

00:52Which sexual orientations do you believe should be prohibited from Missouri classrooms?

01:00So I believe

01:02This is my personal belief

01:05that we all have a moral compass and

01:10My moral compass is

01:13Compared with the Bible

01:15Lady I bring your testimony

01:18You said that you didn't want teachers personal beliefs entering the classroom

01:22But it seemed a lot like your personal belief you would like to enter all Missouri classrooms

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