{"id":2549508,"date":"2026-01-23T16:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-dems-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:28:39","slug":"va-dems-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-dems-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"VA Dems Want Schools To Push State-Enforced Homosexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fva-dems-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2549508&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Federalist article by Breccan F. Thies reports on Virginia Democrat Del. Sam Rasoul&#8217;s HB614, which would require public-school history and social-studies courses to include and &#8220;affirm&#8221; the contributions, perspectives, and experiences of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >historically marginalized groups &#8211; explicitly listing racial<\/a> and ethnic minorities, immigrants and refugees, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, people of various socioeconomic and religious backgrounds, and any other groups the Board of Education deems appropriate. The bill would direct the Virginia Board of Education to adopt and enforce the policy, require textbooks and instructional materials (including content for designated heritage months) to reflect the mandate, and call for input from &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-exposed-inflated-covid-deaths-by-1600-throughout-the-election-violated-multiple-federal-laws-peer-reviewed-study-findsstate-local-governments-must-act\/\" title=\"CDC Exposed: Inflated Covid Deaths By 1600% Throughout The Election, \u201cViolated Multiple Federal Laws\u201d Peer-Reviewed Study Finds\u2026State, Local Governments Must Act\">subject matter experts<\/a> who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lgbt-group-renews-contract-with-president-who-helped-smear-cuomo-accuser\/\" title=\"LGBT Group Renews Contract With President Who Helped Smear Cuomo Accuser\">represent marginalized communities<\/a>.&#8221; The author characterizes these requirements as ideological &#8220;propaganda,&#8221; cites Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito&#8217;s recent opinion about nonneutral school materials and parental opt-outs, and likens the approach to racialized curricula such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">critical race theory<\/a>. The piece also notes other Democratic proposals in Virginia &#8211; including legislation shaping how Jan. 6 is taught and restricting teachers&#8217; speech &#8211; and argues that lower Republican turnout in recent elections helped enable these policy moves.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z2ue2kCsXTk\">C-SPAN\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/23\/virginia-democrats-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Virginia%20Democrats%20Want%20Schools%20To%20Push%20State-Enforced%20Homosexuality&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/23\/virginia-democrats-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Virginia%20Democrats%20Want%20Schools%20To%20Push%20State-Enforced%20Homosexuality&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/23\/virginia-democrats-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/23\/virginia-democrats-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Virginia%20Democrats%20Want%20Schools%20To%20Push%20State-Enforced%20Homosexuality&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/23\/virginia-democrats-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Virginia Democrats want to teach schoolchildren to &ldquo;affirm&rdquo; gay and &ldquo;transgender&rdquo; propaganda as part of their new &ldquo;inclusive history&rdquo; proposal.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/bill-details\/20261\/HB614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bill<\/a> proposal from Democrat Del. Sam Rasoul would require history and social studies courses taught at public schools would be required to push the &ldquo;contributions, perspectives, and experiences of historically marginalized communities, including racial and ethnic minorities; immigrants and refugees; women; individuals with disabilities; individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+); individuals from various socioeconomic statuses; individuals from various religious backgrounds; and any other group of individuals that the Board of Education deems appropriate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1584553293\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Virginia Board of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/bill-details\/20261\/HB614\/text\/HB614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">would be charged<\/a> to &ldquo;adopt and enforce&rdquo; the policy, which the bill states is necessary to &ldquo;affirm such communities and promote a more holistic understanding of history.&rdquo; The new propaganda would need to be pushed &ldquo;across curricula.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All textbooks and instructional material would be required to advance the left-wing narrative, including specific materials &ldquo;for observances such as Black History Month, Women&rsquo;s History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Disability History and Awareness Month, [and] LGBTQ+ History Month.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to classroom materials, the board would need to obtain the opinions of so-called &ldquo;subject matter experts who represent marginalized communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito noted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/27\/supreme-court-allows-parents-to-opt-children-out-of-lgbt-propaganda-in-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">majority opinion<\/a> for <em>Mahmoud v. Taylor<\/em>, a case about parents&rsquo; abilities to opt their children out of &ldquo;transgender&rdquo; propaganda in schools, these types of materials are not neutral by any means.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are clearly designed to present certain values and beliefs as things to be celebrated and certain contrary values and beliefs as things to be rejected,&rdquo; Alito wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The same phenomenon is true with racialized curricula and ideologies like critical race theory, which are designed to advance the message that being white is inherently evil, and being any other race is both more valuable and should be celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Democrats are planning other propaganda in schools as well. As The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/13\/virginia-democrats-move-to-establish-limitless-abortion-ban-guns-and-gerrymander-districts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, another bill would control the narrative on the Jan. 6 protests at the U.S. Capitol, and require such protests to be described as an &ldquo;insurrection&rdquo; and an &ldquo;unprecedented, violent attack on United States democratic institutions, infrastructure, and representatives for the purpose of overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election.&rdquo; It would also place a gag order on teachers, preventing them from bringing in other perspectives on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>Virginians who came out in numbers to vote for former Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpap.org\/electionresults\/20211102\/statewide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021<\/a> and President Donald Trump in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpap.org\/electionresults\/20241105\/potus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024<\/a> but decided to stay home in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpap.org\/electionresults\/20251104\/statewide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025<\/a> are about to be bludgeoned by their inactivity now &mdash; particularly in light of the fact that Youngkin&rsquo;s victory was almost entirely due to left-wing radicalism in school curricula.<\/p>\n<p>While fewer people showed up to vote in the 2021 election overall, Youngkin received 1,663,596 votes. Three years later, Trump received 2,075,085. But in 2025, Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears only got 1,449,586, versus Abigail Spanberger&rsquo;s 1,976,857.<\/p>\n<p>Lower turnout in off-year elections is typical, but if everyone who voted for Trump had come out to vote for Earle-Sears, Democrats would not be running roughshod over Virginia right now.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Breccan F. Thies is the White House correspondent for The Federalist. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. As an investigative journalist, he previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. 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