Texas GOP calls being gay 'abnormal,' slams efforts to 'validate' trans people

Texas Republicans over the weekend approved a swath of controversial changes to their party’s platform, coming out in full force against LGBT rights and taking a hard right turn on several other issues.

The platform adopted by convention delegates at the conclusion of the party’s 2022 state convention included policy statements calling homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle choice” and opposing “all efforts to validate transgender identity.”

“We believe there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin, and we oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values,” the platform’s text reads. “No one should be granted special legal status based on their LGBTQ+ identification.”