Florida Senate Pass “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” Bill, Legislatn Heads to DeSantis’ Dk for Signature or Veto - Human Rights Campaign

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• FLORIDA SENATE PASS “DON’T SAY GAY OR TRANS” BILL, LEGISLATN HEADS TO DESANTIS’ DK FOR SIGNATURE OR VETO
• FLORIDA JT PASSED THE "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS FOR KIDS
• LGBTQ+ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR GAY DAYS FTIVAL
• SCHOOL DISTRICT RPONDS TO SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW WH TRANSGENR REPORTG LE

FLORIDA SENATE PASS “DON’T SAY GAY OR TRANS” BILL, LEGISLATN HEADS TO DESANTIS’ DK FOR SIGNATURE OR VETO

Today, the Florida Senate passed the “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill (HB 1557), and now heads to Governor Ron DeSantis’ sk for his signature or veto.

“Discrimatory piec of legislatn like the ‘Don't Say Gay or Trans’ bill don’t solve any cril issu Florida.

But sudnly, seemed, 20th-century homophobia acquired a morn, QAnon-que edge. On his talk rad show last week, nservative activist Charlie Kirk tied same-sex marriage and the acceptance of LGBTQ Amerins to rptg children: “We’re talkg about gay stuff more than any other time.

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

What “Don’t Say Gay” and s nservative backers hope to w. The legislatn never the words “gay” or “trans, ” but advot argue that queer and trans Amerins would be the primary targets of lawsus by parents and officials behd the rtrictns. In that , California nservativ rallied agast gay and lbian people to prevent them om workg public schools and anti-gay rights activist Ana Bryant led an effort to repeal anti-discrimatn protectns Florida wh her “Save Our Children” mpaign.

Today’s “anti-groomg” le bears a remblance to the old activist efforts, but is beg prevalent at a time when nservativ have lost many of the cultural and legal battl over gay rights and anti-discrimatn protectns, Cathryn Oakley, a senr unsel at the Human Rights Campaign, told me. Support for same-sex marriage has broad bipartisan support; a large majory of the untry believ gay and lbian people are “morally acceptable.

Ron DeSantis's sk, addg to a list of anti-gay polici on his rume as he prepar to n for Hoe also approved a bathroom bill that would require dividuals to e genr-signated rtroom facili based on the genr on their birth certifite stead of their genr inty.

LGBTQ+ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR GAY DAYS FTIVAL

The bills passed the same day that the state's board of tn approved a measure expandg the state's "don't say gay" law up until high school graduatn. From Your Se Articl'Thunrdome of Hate': Florida Hoe Debat Slew of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills ›Florida Stunts Plan Walkout to Prott Edutn Rtrictns This Friday ›Homophobic DeSantis Campaign Staffer Cheers at LGBTQ+ Fai Fleeg Florida ›Florida Bs Displays Homophobic Slur on Sign Over Memorial Day Weekend ›. One proposal aims to expand Florida’s ntroversial parental rights law, ed “Don’t Say Gay” by crics.

Before vote to ban trans youth healthre, Florida doctor board skewed ment toward alliLast year:‘No one felt safe’: Florida schools, stunts feel effects of so-lled ‘Don't Say Gay’ lawRepublin Gov. ” Edutn: From ‘Don’t Say Gay’ to ‘Don’t Say They’Crics of Florida’s Parental Rights Edutn law, which rtricts classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty gras K-3, worried that lawmakers would seek to expand to more gra levels. They also provi protectns to stunts who don’t want to refer to a fellow stunt by their sired crics of the proposal have started llg “Don’t Say They, ” playg on last year’s nickname for the parental rights bill, “Don’t Say Gay.

Republin supporters say the new laws rtrict genr-affirmg re for kids and adults, require people to e bathrooms that align wh their sex assigned at birth, ban kids om attendg “adult live performanc, " block the e of preferred pronouns and expand Florida's Parents Right law, rid by crics as the "Don't Say Gay" advot, however, lled the bill-signgs a "slate of hate. 'Don't Say Gay' expand:Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' (HB1557) expand to all gras.

SCHOOL DISTRICT RPONDS TO SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW WH TRANSGENR REPORTG LE

Florida expands "Don't Say Gay" to clu all grasFlorida’s ntroversial Parental Rights Edutn Act, also lled the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, has been expand to now clu fourth through 12th Parental Rights Edutn Act, HB 1557, was signed to law by DeSantis on March 28, 2022.