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Fri Mar 14, 2025, 10:11 PM Mar 14

Republican Files Bill To Stop Classroom 'Furries' - The Logical Leftist [View all]



Texas Rep. Stan Gerdes (R) has introduced The FURRIES Act which would punish students who act like non-human animals in schools and penalize schools who allow this behavior.

Gerdes’ FURRIES Act, which stands for Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education and Schools, expressly forbids defecating in a litter box; licking one’s self for self-grooming; making animal noises. Wearing collars, leashes or animal accessories; or any “surgical or superficial means” of displaying tails, fur, ears, or other physical animal features. It would also forbid teachers from promoting the idea that any of these behaviors are socially acceptable.

Reuters published a fact check in July saying that said there is “no evidence of furries disrupting classrooms or schools.
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