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    From Aaron Thomas@1:342/200 to All on Tue Sep 16 13:58:21 2025
    The Binghamton city school district sent this mass email to all parents:

    https://ibb.co/PzCndq5f

    "Are you the parent of an l/g/b/t/q child? Get paid up to $160 each for your participation in a study."

    This is ridiculous. The school KNOWS that there are certain parents who are sh1tty enough to push their children to be gay just so they can get their hands on $160. ($160 is like a whole week's worth of crack.)

    Not all the parents will see it the same way as me, but I see this as an initiative to make more gay and/or trans kids. If they aren't gay enough when the study begins, they'll be gay AF by the time it's over.

    There's so much wrong with this; and another thing is what's with the mixing of t in the lgbtq acronym? What's trans got to do with sexual orientation?

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Sep 17 07:50:50 2025
    Aaron Thomas wrote to All <=-

    The Binghamton city school district sent this mass email to all
    parents:

    "Are you the parent of an l/g/b/t/q child? Get paid up to $160 each for your participation in a study."

    But I think we missed the answer to the question: "Where's this money coming from?"

    If from the school, we can cut their funding.
    If from a private group, we can out them for pushing this trash - and potentially cut THEIR gov't funding.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/200 to Ron L. on Wed Sep 17 05:13:41 2025
    "Are you the parent of an l/g/b/t/q child? Get paid up to $160 each f your participation in a study."

    But I think we missed the answer to the question: "Where's this money coming from?"

    If from the school, we can cut their funding.
    If from a private group, we can out them for pushing this trash - and potentially cut THEIR gov't funding.

    You're right. I'm gonna email them to ask a few questions. I'll make it look like I'm interested, but I'll say "BTW who's funding this and why?"

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