dog whistle

[adrian_turtle]

Could somebody please translate the latest dog whistle for me?

I don't know if "parental rights" is code for stuff like:
*We support anti-vaxxers! If you want your kid to go to school without being vaccinated, the school should respect that.
*We support anti-maskers! If you want your kid to go to school without a mask, the school should respect that.
*We support gender essentialists! If your kid is queer or trans and you don't like it, schools or libraries should not help the kid find information or support you'd disapprove of.
*Where the government is run by liberals, some parents want the right to restrict their kids' access to medical care and information (especially about sex, gender, and religion).

Or if it's code for:
*When queer or trans kids have the support of their families, we don't want laws or school policies to block that.
*If your family practices a minority religion, we don't want your kid to get pressured away from religious or cultural practices. (Like being made to cut their hair to do sports.)
*Where the government is run by reactionaries, some parents want the right to expand their kids' access to medical care and information

Comments

[evalerie]

I think of it as one of those incredibly vague terms that everybody agrees with, at least on its surface, like the year when all the candidates were trumpeting that they were for "family values."