The state has some minor say over laws around children when tax money is being used to supplement the costs of raising a child. Obviously at the end of the day

The state has some minor say over laws around children when tax money is being used to supplement the costs of raising a child. Obviously at the end of the day most of a child's upbringing is the parents' prerogative but at the same time if people want to pull the "it takes a village" bs, as a gay man who will not have children (and not use any of the resources that tax dollars goes into) I believe that certain things like a child's education _should_ be managed by the government. If the village does not have a say in village matters, then it makes me wonder why the hell everyone was allowed a say when it came to things like gay marriage, etc.