California, Colorado, Oregon, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington State require schools teach about LGBTQ as part of sex education classes. They’re forcing society to accept a lifestyle many Americans — not just Christians — disapprove of.

Ohio, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota are weakening “The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938” that protects working children from grueling, dangerous jobs, excessive work hours, chemical exposure and hazardous jobs in meat coolers, industrial laundries, assembly lines and even serving alcohol.

Arkansas governor signed HB1410 —the “Youth Hiring Act of 2023” — eliminating children’s work restrictions, proof of age, parental permission and state permits, making it easier to exploit poor and migrant children.

Nebraska’s “Wage and Hour Act” allows workers 20 years old and younger to receive sub-minimum training pay to make up for the state’s minimum wage increase, saving employers lots of money. Not surprised business groups support this change. Working with adults could expose children to vulgarity, manipulation, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and exploitation.

Forcing women to give birth to unwanted children will supply companies with a cheap never-ending labor force, unless children die by gun violence, which is the number one killer of children.

Republicans are loudly banning books like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee, and many others. Parents worried about books should also worry about changing laws that adversely affect a child’s physical and mental health.

Deanne Danforth, Wilton