June 27, 2025
Parents all over the country today celebrated the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The case was brought by a group of Maryland parents who argued that their school board’s no-opt-out policy infringed on parents’ rights to the free exercise of their religion.
SCOTUS agreed in a 6-3 decision that parents should have a right to opt their elementary-school-aged children out of LGBTQ+ themed lessons.
Connecticut democrats were absolutely appalled by the decision.
Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, issued a statement in response to the ruling, calling the decision “alarming” and arguing that it “sets a dangerous precedent that allows a vocal minority to dictate what can and cannot be taught in American classrooms.”
The pair admitted that they passed legislation this session specifically for “protecting libraries from similar censorship.”
“It may start with removing materials that acknowledge the existence of gay and lesbian people, but its chilling effect will be more pervasive: teachers forced to alter their lesson plans to avoid controversy and students left with a limited and unrealistic worldview,” the pair complained, suggesting that the decision had simply appeased “a narrow ideological viewpoint.”
Then the senators said that by allowing parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ+ lessons that violate their religious beliefs, it would “deprive a generation of the critical thinking that education requires.”
They slammed anyone who dares to disagree with their view as “close-minded” and said that children “deserve” to learn about “the diverse reality of our world” including topics like transgenderism.
By the way, the books cited in Mahmoud v. Taylor depicted gay marriage and normalized and celebrated a “transgender” child:
The Supreme Court ruling pointed out that many Americans “advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned.”
The books, though, were “designed to present the opposite viewpoint to young, impressionable children who are likely to accept without question any moral messages conveyed by their teacher’s instruction.”
Many Americans believe that “biological sex reflects divine creation, that sex and gender are inseparable, and that children should be encouraged to accept their sex and to live accordingly.” The books, however, suggest that it is “hurtful, and perhaps even hateful, to hold the view that gender is inextricably bound with biological sex.”
“These books impose upon children a set of values and beliefs that are “hostile” to their parents’ religious beliefs” and “exert upon children a psychological “pressure to conform” to their specific viewpoints.”
The decision also triggered librarians, especially those who appear to be aligned with the American Library Association, a group that advocates that children should have the “freedom to read” anything they want.
One librarian group argued that the decision “weaponizes typical opt-out school policies in favor of bigotry and exclusion of many students and families’ stories.”
Another described the decision by saying, “Mahmoud v. Taylor agreed that librarians should be tarred and feathered for using pronouns.”
Meanwhile, Education Secretary Linda McMahon described the Supreme Court’s ruling as “a major win for religious liberty and parental rights”.
“The Court rightfully held that schools can’t shut parents out or disregard their religious obligations to their children,” said McMahon. “A great day for parents and education champions!”
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