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How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Oct 14, 2022 09:16am |
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| Category | Perspective |
| Author | Tyler Kingkade, Ben Goggin, Ben Collins and Brandy Zadrozny |
| News Date | Friday, October 14, 2022 01:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | At least 20 Republican politicians have claimed that schools are making accommodations for students who identify as cats. The school districts say these claims are untrue.
At a luncheon for Republican women in Mesa County, Colorado, last week, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., warned that educators “are putting litter boxes in schools for people who identify as cats.”
To a person not steeped in the culture war battles over gender identity that have engulfed school districts nationwide, it’s the kind of claim that would sound bizarre and confusing — and, from high-profile GOP members, authoritative. |
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