“Why are kids being allowed to dress up like animals in our schools? They’re being allowed to growl and bark at their teachers. “Another topic many parents would like addressed are furries,” a speaker told a school board in Minnesota. They’ve even stormed public libraries and school board meetings, terrifying children, in the name of protecting them from something that doesn’t exist. From banning trans people from using public restrooms to bans on trans youth playing school sports, they’ve preyed on Americans’ fear for their children. Religious right activists have been trying to chip away at LGBTQ rights for years and transgender people, particularly transgender women and girls, have been their target.
“You win the award for strangest media question of the year!”īut fake “reports” from around the country keep getting amplified on social media and conservative outlets despite being quickly debunked. Our tables don’t even have the option of lowering,” Jenny LaCoste-Caputo, Round Rock ISD’s chief of public affairs and communications, told a Texas Monthly reporter who called for confirmation of the accusation. Last weekend, Michelle Evans, a Republican candidate for the Texas state legislature, tweeted that “Cafeteria tables are being lowered in certain middle and high schools to allow ‘furries’ to more easily eat without utensils or their hands (ie, like a dog eats from a bowl).” The ridiculous rumor was widely mocked until it was picked up and amplified by local Republicans online.
The rumor was started by an anti-LGBTQ parent upset over federal regulations that allow transgender students to use the correct restroom in school. Last month, a Michigan school superintendent was forced to send a message to parents to debunk a rumor that the high school had installed litter boxes to accommodate “furry” students.
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