Missouri proposal go further than 'Don’t Say Gay' bill

Contents:

• IT’S NOT JT FLORIDA. 15 OTHER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’-STYLE BILLS ARE CROPPG UP NATNWI
• MISSOURI SENATE BAT ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL BANNG TALK OF SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR SCHOOLS
• MISSOURI PROPOSAL GO FURTHER THAN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL

IT’S NOT JT FLORIDA. 15 OTHER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’-STYLE BILLS ARE CROPPG UP NATNWI

The State(s) of 'Don't Say Gay' and Other School Censorship Efforts. Ron DeSantis signed the state's "don't say gay" bill to law Monday, but the Sunshe State isn't alone the efforts -- 's actually part of a natnal other stat are nsirg legislatn that would ban or rtrict classroom (or unselg office) discsn of LGBTQ+ issu and inty or books and other tnal materials that have LGBTQ+ ntent.

The bills aren't surfacg only ral stat or the Deep South -- they've also e up such reliably blue stat as Illois, New Jersey, and Rho Island, although they have ltle chance of passg, The Advote looks at the history of "don't say gay" bills analyz the current state of the and other censorship attempts -- and the legislators behd them. What Is a 'Don't Say Gay' Bill and What's the History?

MISSOURI SENATE BAT ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL BANNG TALK OF SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR SCHOOLS

"Don't say gay" bills have gotten much publicy this year, but they're really nothg new. Stacey Campfield troduced a bill that would ban any lsons related to homosexualy through eighth gra.

MISSOURI PROPOSAL GO FURTHER THAN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL

Campfield is no longer office, but other Tennsee lawmakers are tryg there was "don't say gay, " there was "no promo homo" -- bills that proliferated the 1980s and '90s as nservative legislators rpond to the AIDS crisis by seekg to ban what they nsired "promotn of homosexualy" schools, pecially sex tn urs.

What's the Difference Between "Don't Say Gay" and "No Promo Homo" Bills?