What's the so-lled 'Don't Say Gay' bill that uld impact the whole untry : NPR

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• TEACHERS VOICE NCERNS AFTER ORANGE COUNTY PREVIEWS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ IMPACT TO CLASSROOMS
• FLORIDA STUNTS PARTICIPATE MASSIVE WALKOUT TO PROTT THE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
• WHY IT'S A MISTAKE TO CALL THOSE ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS 'DON'T SAY GAY'
• HERE’S WHAT TEACHERS, STUNTS N EXPECT UNR FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW
• JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY
• WHAT'S THE SO-LLED DON'T SAY GAY BILL THAT ULD IMPACT THE WHOLE UNTRY
• GUIDANCE CLEARS UP SOME NFN 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW FOR OCPS TEACHERS, STUNTS

TEACHERS VOICE NCERNS AFTER ORANGE COUNTY PREVIEWS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ IMPACT TO CLASSROOMS

A the “Don’t Say Gay” law, took effect. Elementary-level teachers reported beg disuraged om puttg pictur of their same-sex spoe on their sk or talkg about them to LGBTQ activists speak out on ntroversial ‘don’t say gay’ bill Tallahassee“Safe Space” stickers aimed at LGBTQ stunts may have to be removed om doors, teachers will have to report to parents if a stunt “ out” to them and they mt e pronouns assigned at birth, regardls of what the parents allow, the CTA of the measur appeared to be far outsi what the law actually forbids, as foc primarily on mental health monorg and classroom curriculums. 'Absolutely': Pete Buttigieg on whether 'Don't Say Gay' bill is dangero.

More than 500 stunts participated a massive walkout Monday at Wter Park High School Orange County, Florida, prott of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill currently beg nsired by the state Senate, acrdg to walkout anizer and high school stunt Will Larks. LGBTQ advot say the measure would lead to further stigmatizatn of gay, lbian and transgenr children, g more bullyg and suicis wh an already margalized muny. Durg the walkout, stunts were chantg, “We say gay!

Collectively, the laws have e to be known as “Don’t Say Gay” bills, and as they ga momentum, they’re attractg natnal attentn.

FLORIDA STUNTS PARTICIPATE MASSIVE WALKOUT TO PROTT THE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

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By g “gay” as a tchall, advot leave out some key nstuenci and obscure the te nature and tent of this legislatn. Given that “trans” isn’t reprented anywhere “Don’t Say Gay, ” the same thg that mak the turn of phrase so memorable serv to unrcut the serns of bills that have annihilatn at their heart.

Read More: I Know What It’s Like to Be a Florida Teen Who Can’t Say Gay. I Was One It’s not that the thors of such bills want people to stop sayg “gay” at school: It’s that they don’t want LGBTQ people to exist at all, and this is one way of slowly erasg them. ’s famo Sectn 28, enacted 1988 to prohib tors om “promotg homosexualy.

WHY IT'S A MISTAKE TO CALL THOSE ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS 'DON'T SAY GAY'

“The Don’t Say Gay Bill is also a Don’t Say Trans bill, ” tweeted civil rights attorney Chase Strang. ’ Platiffs the First Lawsu Challengg ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Florida Speak Out “Don’t Say Gay” may be easy to put on prott signs, but rri uneasy overton of a long history of erasg trans people om the spac they helped build.

While Pri is often remembered as a watershed moment for gay people, for example, the actual events at the Stonewall were led by trans women. Some on social media have turned to “don’t say gay or trans, ” which is straightforward, if a ltle longer, ensurg that trans kids feel seen.

“We say gay. ” There is power, value, and anizg utily namg somethg clearly and explicly: It’s why phras such as Black Liv Matter and “Don’t Say Gay” bee so inic, and ’s pecially valuable for reachg people who aren’t faiar wh the issu or don’t unrstand why they matter. – Headg back to school is excg for some, but others said this year is different, given the Parental Rights Edutn law, emed by crics the “Don’t Say Gay” law, is now head of the Orange County Teachers Unn said as teachers head to school, many are still nfed about what they n and n’t say the classroom.

HERE’S WHAT TEACHERS, STUNTS N EXPECT UNR FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW

”[SEE PREVIOUS COVERAGE BELOW]Gay rights advot sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday to block a new law that forbids classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty krgarten through third on the guil teachers n fact “say gay, ” but Cos wonrs how other districts will terpret the law. Lil Nas X, a gay Black artist, was booted om the untry charts when his song “Old Town Road” went viral; he was only allowed back when he rerd a remix of the song wh untry artist Billy Ray Cys.

JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

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Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen jt me out as gay... Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Florida Historic Capol Mm ont of the Florida State Capol March Tallahassee, Fla, prottg what opponents ll the "Don't Say Gay" bill.

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WHAT'S THE SO-LLED DON'T SAY GAY BILL THAT ULD IMPACT THE WHOLE UNTRY

Activist Er Reed, who tracks anti-transgenr legislatn, argu that the parison to a "Don't Say Gay" bill mimiz the potential effects of this proposed legislatn.

"Don't Say Gay/Trans was foced on 'classroom stctn' which was bad enough, " she wrote on Twter. Guidance clears up some nfn 'Don't Say Gay' law for OCPS teachers, stunts.

GUIDANCE CLEARS UP SOME NFN 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW FOR OCPS TEACHERS, STUNTS