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• HERE'S WHAT FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL WOULD DO AND WHAT WOULDN'T DO
• OPPONENTS CALL IT THE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT SAYS.
• FLORIDA'S ERNOR SIGNS NTROVERSIAL LAW OPPONENTS DUBBED 'DON'T SAY GAY'
• ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: FLORIDA SENATE PASS LAW MARGALIZG LGBTQ+ PEOPLE
• FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' (HB1557) EXPAND TO ALL GRAS. EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW:
• FLORIDA JT PASSED THE "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS FOR KIDS
• FLORIDA ‘DON’T SAY GAY BILL’ SIGNED BY GOV. RON DANTIS
• 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL WOULD LIM DISCSN OF SEXUALY AND GENR FLORIDA SCHOOLS
• FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL SIGNED TO LAW
• FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILLS, EXPLAED

HERE'S WHAT FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL WOULD DO AND WHAT WOULDN'T DO

But Florida’s Parental Rights Edutn act — which crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — has sudnly sparked a natnal war of recent weeks, lears of global rporatns, edorial boards of major newspapers and Hollywood actors have all weighed on the proposed legislatn, wh some llg “eply disturbg” and others “nonntroversial.

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OPPONENTS CALL IT THE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT SAYS.

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FLORIDA'S ERNOR SIGNS NTROVERSIAL LAW OPPONENTS DUBBED 'DON'T SAY GAY'

”Beyond brandg, a re argument over the bill centers around whether would prohib the “stctn” or “discsn” of sexual bill’s sponsors have emphatilly stated that the bill would not prohib stunts om talkg about their LGBTQ fai or bar classroom discsns about LGBTQ history, cludg events like the 2016 adly attack on the Pulse nightclub, a gay club Orlando. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTOpponents Call It the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill. Ron DeSantis of Florida is expected to sign Hoe Bill 1557, which supporters ll the “Parental Rights Edutn” bill, but that opponents refer to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

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‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: FLORIDA SENATE PASS LAW MARGALIZG LGBTQ+ PEOPLE

The "Don't Say Gay" moniker om crics of the measure who blast this ia and sist this policy will hurt LGBTQ children. "Florida's HB 1557, also known as the 'Don't Say Gay' bill, should never have passed and should never have been signed to law, " the statement read. The Republin-domated Florida legislature passed a bill on Tuday which would forbid stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty krgarten through third gra, rejectg a wave of cricism om Democrats that margaliz LGBTQ+ proposal, which opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, now mov to the sk of the Republin ernor, Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign to s ceptn, the measure has drawn tense opposn om LGBTQ+ advot, stunts, Democrats, the Whe Hoe and the entertament dtry, amid creased attentn on Florida as Republins ph culture war legislatn and DeSantis ascends the GOP as a potential printial ndidate.

Dozens of stunts and advot flood mtee rooms durg the early stag of the bill procs and then packed the halls of the legislature as moved toward fal passage, often wh chants of “We say gay!

DeSantis has chafed at llg the proposal the “Don’t Say Gay” bill bee he said would apply to stctn on any genr inty or sexual orientatn. Florida’s ntroversial Parental Rights Edutn Act, also lled the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, has been expand to now clu fourth through 12th gras.

FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' (HB1557) EXPAND TO ALL GRAS. EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Ron DeSantis and is expected to go to effect after a procral notice perd of about a ’s what you need to know about the bill’s expansn:What is Florida’s "Don’t Say Gay" law (HB 1557)? ”Expandg the bill:Florida bans teachg of genr inty, sexualy through 12th graFlorida LGBTQ advot:Expandg so-lled 'Don't Say Gay' law says 'quiet part out loud'The Natnal Edutn Associatn (NEA) poted out that the vaguely word law don’t explicly fe the terms “stctn, ” “sexual orientatn” or “genr inty, ” and lead to nfn among LGBTQ tors who said they weren’t sure if they need to hi their own inti and how nfn raised more qutns that the wordg the bill uldn’t answer.

Edorial:Whether 'Don't Say Gay' or 'Sue the Schools', state should scrap bad lawmakgHow has the bill impacted Florida schools? The Florida Senate passed the ntroversial so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” bill on Tuday, sendg the Republin-backed legislatn banng LGBTQ stctn primary schools to Gov.

The proposed law, often referred to by crics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, bans public school districts om teachg about sexual orientatn or genr inty krgarten through the third gra, or “ a manner that is not age-appropriate or velopmentally appropriate for stunts”—language that crics say uld extend the ban to higher gra levels.

FLORIDA JT PASSED THE "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS FOR KIDS

” Read more: Kid of the Year Falist Kai Shappley, 11, Tak on Lawmakers Her Fight for Trans Rights What impact uld the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill have? Shevr Jon, Florida’s first openly gay Florida state senator, who told the legislative body: “To those who thk you n legislate gay people away, I’m sorry.

The legislatn has phed Florida and DeSantis, an ascendg Republin and potential 2024 printial ndidate, to the foreont of the untry’s culture wars, wh LGBTQ advot, stunts, Democrats, the entertament dtry and the Whe Hoe nouncg what crics have lled the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

READ MORE: LGBTQ+ parents fear their children will have to hi their fai at school unr Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.

FLORIDA ‘DON’T SAY GAY BILL’ SIGNED BY GOV. RON DANTIS

Florida stunts staged walkouts and packed to mtee rooms and statehoe halls to prott the measure, often wh boomg chants of “We say gay!

'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL WOULD LIM DISCSN OF SEXUALY AND GENR FLORIDA SCHOOLS

Smh, a Democrat who is gay. “Even worse, #DontSayGay sends a hateful msage to our most vulnerable youth who simply need our support.

Opponents gather for a Safe Schools South Florida & Friends rally to ph back agast the so-lled Don't Say Gay bill at the Pri Center Wilton Manors, Fla., on Feb.

Supporters say the measure empowers parents who serve to have a say what their children learn, but crics — who've dubbed the proposal the "Don't Say Gay" bill — argue that will strip protectns om LGBTQ kids and have a chillg effect on tors. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed the state’s so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” bill to law.

FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL SIGNED TO LAW

While “Don’t Say Gay, ” officially tled the Parental Rights Edutn bill, has been nounced by opponents as hateful, supporters have argued that the legislatn seeks to strengthen the rights of parents and shield children om classroom “doctratn. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday signed the state’s ntroversial Parental Rights Edutn bill — known to s crics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — to law. “The bill that liberals accurately ll ‘Don’t Say Gay’ would be more accurately scribed as an Anti-Groomg Bill, ” Phaw wrote.

FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILLS, EXPLAED

Carlos Smh (D), the first openly gay Lato person elected to the Florida legislature, said a statement.

Crics, who ll the measur Florida’s “don’t say gay” bills, argue the measur are an attempt to weaponize the ia of parental rights to margalize LGBTQ part of the bills generatg the most bate is short: jt 31 words. Carlos Guillermo Smh, D-Orlando, one of the few openly gay members of the Florida Legislature, noted the relevant sectn wh an important njunctn: or.