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The Oklahoma Hoe of Reprentativ moved to ban classroom stctn on sexual orientatn or genr inty Tuday wh the passage of a bill that nearly intil language to Florida’s so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” Bill.

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‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL OKLAHOMA?

At least 20 stat have troduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year. But a handful of stat, versns of the legislatn have existed for s. * oklahoma don't say gay *

Florida recently passed HB 1557, what some are llg the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. We wanted to know if Oklahoma has or uld soon have s own “Don’t Say Gay” bill?

OKLAHOMA HOE PASS BILL SIAR TO FLORIDA’S SO-LLED ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW

But would he be favor of a Florida style “Don’t Say Gay” bill?

Last year, Florida passed HB 1557, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bans the teachg of sexual orientatn or genr inty  Krgarten through 3rd gra “or a manner that is not age appropriate or velopmentally appropriate for stunts acrdance wh state standards. After Florida signed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill to law, News 4 asked Oklahoma lawmakers if legislatn like that was necsary for the Sooner State.

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OKLAHOMA HOE PASS 'DON'T SAY GAY OR TRANS' BILL

Kay Ivey signed to law Hoe Bill 322, lloquially dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, rtrictg public school teachers om discsg LGBTQ+ history or people public elementary schools. At least 20 stat have troduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year, which have ma wav around the untry.

IN SOME STAT, VERSNS OF ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILLS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE

READ MORE: Florida Legislature vot to strip Disney of self-ernment after opposn to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. Sce 1992, Alabama’s tn stipulated that teachers emphasize “ a factual manner and om a public health perspective, that homosexualy is not a liftyle acceptable to the general public and that homosexual nduct is a crimal offense unr the laws of the state.

OKLAHOMA HOE REPUBLINS ADVANCE SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' TN BILL

A year ago, “Don’t Say Gay” laws that had passed the 1980s were nsired archaic, LGBTQ+ advot said, wh many of them repealed over the years. Texas lawmakers have exprsed tert pursug a “Don’t Say Gay” bill like Florida’s and Alabama’s, even though the state has had a siar regulatn on the books sce 1991. In Texas, the state still stipulat that tnal materials for people unr the age of 18 “state that homosexual nduct is not an acceptable liftyle and is a crimal offense.

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