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TX school district provided free shuttle for kids to raunchy ‘Pride’ event

August 14, 2023 | | Print Article

A Texas school district was caught encouraging student attendance at a profane “Pride” parade with free shuttle service to the event where public nudity was defended.

“Honestly, t*ts are a food source.”

Pride month may have come and gone, but the season lived on in the Lone Star State capitol of Austin. Ahead of the Austin Independent School District’s return to classes Monday, drawing attention to what many would consider grooming beforehand had not been enough to deter the shuttle service

Playing on the capital’s “Keep Austin Weird” slogan, the festival and parade theme was “Keep Austin Queer’d” and the event website stated “From attacks on our Drag community to the fight for trans rights… sometimes it feels that our community is getting pushed from all sides. When that happens, WE STAND OUR GROUND! And no matter what, one thing is for certain. We will KEEP AUSTIN QUEER’D!”

While Austin ISD promoted that they would be handing out shirts for students to wear, a note was made that they were in limited supply. Therefore, students were encouraged to wear “Pride costumes and rainbow colors” like the event organization which urged, “Come decked out in your most fabulous pride attire. No holding back, we are taking to the streets to show who we are, and that we are strong together.”

Video from the parade shared by The Post Millennial showed that the Austin ISD students were leading the parade that began after the all-ages festival took place.

Prior to the event, the Texas Family Project had publicized Austin ISD’s shuttle plans wherein the district boasted, “Staff, students and their families are invited to represent Austin ISD in the annual Austin Pride Parade. We are #AISDproud to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ students, staff and families and to highlight our commitment to creating a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for all!”

The advocate group asked about using taxpayer funds, “What about this gives students and academic advantage? What does this have to do with literacy? Will this pride parade be like those in June with grown naked men prancing in front of children?”

At the very least, footage shared by independent journalist Alex Rosen showed him confronting some attendees along the parade route, which included a bare-breasted woman feet away from young children who defended her nudity by calling it a “non-sexual expression” and stated, “Honestly, t*ts are a food source.”

She denied the journalist’s claim that male genitalia had been exposed to the public at the event.

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To be clear, the announcement from Austin ISD noted middle and elementary school students were required to have an adult accompany them to the parade. It said nothing of high school students who were still minors, nor did it specify that the chaperone be a parent or legal guardian.

Along with scores of visceral reactions to the district’s participation in the event, Texas State Rep. Brian Harrison (R) made note of the use of taxpayer funds with a suggestion as to how the district be considered moving forward as a member of the House Public Education committee.

“As a member of the House Public Education committee I heard all session how ‘underfunded’ public schools were. Since Austin ISD has enough $$$$ to shuttle kids to and from the Austin Pride Parade, I can assume they are ‘fully funded.'”

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