Texas lawmaker proposes bill targeting furries; measure seeks to ban ‘non-human behavior’ in schools

FoxNewsFlashtopheadlinesarehere.Checkoutwhat’sclickingonFoxnews.com. ATexaslawmakerhasintroducedabilltoban“non-humanbehavior”inpublicschools,suchasbarking,meowingandotheranimal-likepracticescommonlyusedbyfurries. TheForbiddingUnlawfulRepresentationofRoleplayinginEducation,orFURRIESAct,wasproposedinthestate’sHouselastweekbyGOPRep.StanGerdes. “Nodistractions.Notheatrics.Justeducation,”GerdeswroteonX.“Texasschoolsareforeducatingkids,notindulginginradicaltrends.Let’skeepthefocuswhereitbelongs—onpreparingstudentsforsuccessinlife.” Undertheproposal,studentswouldbeprohibitedfromengaginginvariousanimalbehaviors,includingusingalitterbox,lickingthemselves,makinganimalnoiseslikebarking,meowing,orhissingorotherwisepretendingtobeananimal. OKLAHOMABILLWOULDBAN‘FURRIES’FROMSCHOOL,REQUIREPARENT,‘ANIMALCONTROL’TOPICK-UP