GOP governor rejects funding for PBS because Clifford the dog “indoctrinates” kids

Clifford the Big Red Dog book cover
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) is trying to strip funding from the state’s PBS TV station because it acknowledges LGBTQ+ people.

Stitt shocked many when he recently vetoed H.B. 2820, a routine bill that would have approved funding for the Oklahoma Education Television Authority (OETA) – which broadcasts PBS in the state – through 2026.

“I don’t think Oklahomans want to use their tax dollars to indoctrinate kids,” Stitt said at a press conference. “And some of the stuff that they’re showing, it just overly sexualizes our kids. There are parents defending child transition on PBS that’s being played. There’s elevating LGBTQIA2S+ voices.”

“If you want to watch that, that’s fine, but why am I using taxpayer dollars to prop that up? I don’t think we need that, and I’m glad to veto that bill.”

Later on, a Stitt spokeswoman provided examples of this LGBTQ+ “indoctrination” to Tulsa World. She explained that…

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