Hundreds of left-wing activists stormed the Texas Capitol to protest the passage of a bill that will ban sex change treatments for minors. The protesters succeeded in stopping the legislative session and confronted the police, who ended up expelling them from the building and arresting at least one person. Democratic lawmakers took advantage of the turmoil to implement a regulatory ploy that will delay a vote on the rule.
BREAKING: LGBT activists have occupied another state capitol, this time in Texas, to protest a bill to ban pediatric gender mutilations
pic.twitter.com/uKAhLotHsF— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 2, 2023
Shouts and banners from trans activists to stop the session
The radicals gained access to the gallery, where they began shouting and displaying banners against the Republican legislators' proposal, thereby preventing the session from continuing. The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dade Phelan, called them to order, but the protests continued in the same tone, so the state police officers had to intervene to evict them.
Rules matter in the TX House. Today’s outbursts in the gallery were a breach of decorum & continued after I warned that such behaviors would not be tolerated. There will always be differing perspectives, but in our chamber, we will debate those differences w/ respect. #txlege
— Dade Phelan (@DadePhelan) May 3, 2023
Democrats resort to a ploy to stall the rule
The assailants, led by LGBT activists and advocates, called through social networks to their supporters to join the assault. After the interruption, Democratic lawmakers raised a point of order, a regulatory ploy, with which they succeeded in getting the SB14 bill referred back to committee and therefore, processing could not continue on the same day. It took the committee members barely two hours to refer the rule back for a vote.
Austin:
Trans Texans need you to show up NOW! Show up to the Capitol today ASAP!
SB 14, the bill that bans healthcare for trans kids is being debated today.
We need Texans to show up loud and proud and make our message clear: TRANS HEALTHCARE ISN'T A DEBATE!
See you soon! pic.twitter.com/ne3750kUYn
— TENT (@TransTexas) May 2, 2023
SB 14 returned to Committee because democrats rose a point of order to kill it. In just a couple of hours it has been voted out. The GOP can obviously expedite a vote on whatever they want. It’s been weeks since HB 2744 was heard & Rep. Guillén has done nothing! #21for21 #TXLege
— Representative Ana-Maria Ramos (@Ramos4Texas) May 2, 2023
One year without access to the sanction capitol
This is not an isolated event, this has been the fourth break-in at the Capitol in the last month, and messages from the organizers suggest that they will continue to use this tactic. The activist named Sofia, has reportedly been banned from entering the legislative building for one year for her participation in the riots.
Our board member & @EqualityTexas staffer Sofia, has now been banned from entering the state Capitol for an entire YEAR for dropping a banner in the main rotunda.
👏🏼👏🏽👏🏿They cannot and will not silence trans voices, try as they might today! #txlege pic.twitter.com/yeRt4PgBH1
— TENT (@TransTexas) May 2, 2023
This is the *FOURTH* disruption of official proceedings at a state capitol led by radical left-wing activists in the last month. Not a peep from the lamestream media about an "insurrection." 👇https://t.co/tqV9NInFGa
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) May 3, 2023
Trans activists clashes with the police
Following the eviction from the gallery, some of the assailants physically confronted state agents, who proceeded to arrest one person and expel the rest from the Capitol's boundaries.
PRO TIP: Protesters should NEVER engage Texas DPS officers. Things won’t go well. These aren’t your normal ‘Capitol’ police. FAFOpic.twitter.com/IArHLU3jQm
— @amuse (@amuse) May 2, 2023
