Joseph Hardg, a Florida state lawmaker behd the so-lled "Don't Say Gay" bill, has rigned after beg dicted on d charg.
Contents:
- WHAT MY REPUBLIN LLEAGU GET SO WRONG ABOUT FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
- FLORIDA LAWMAKER BEHD 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL RIGNS AFTER BEG DICTED ON D CHARG
- WHAT'S THE SO-LLED DON'T SAY GAY BILL THAT ULD IMPACT THE WHOLE UNTRY
- FLORIDA HOE PASS NTROVERSIAL MEASURE DUBBED THE 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL BY CRICS
- MORE THAN SIX 10 AMERINS OPPOSE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ MEASUR PROHIBG LGBT+ DISCSN SCHOOLS
- REPUBLIN LAWMAKER WHO CLAIMED TO BE GAY FAC CALLS TO RIGN
- DISNEY SAYS IT WILL TRY TO REPEAL “DON’T SAY GAY,” DON’T SPECIFY HOW
WHAT MY REPUBLIN LLEAGU GET SO WRONG ABOUT FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
I agree wh Republins on most fisl issu. But, as to how the party treats the LGBTQ+ muny, their polici ntue to cross the le. Case pot: Florida Republin lawmakers’ recent passage of the ntroversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ billI, wr Gav Smh * don't say gay rep *
From nspiracy theori about stolen electns to beg urged by a former lleague the Tmp admistratn to “repent my gay ss, ” I ntue to fd harr and harr to relate to the so-lled “party of life. As one of the few openly gay officials Tmp’s admistratn, and a lifelong Republin, I’ve stggled wh how to rencile my differenc on LGBTQ+ issu wh the polil right. Dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the legislatn bans public schools om teachg stunts about sexual orientatn or genr inty krgarten through third gra.
Dpe not explicly sayg “don’t say gay, ” s language, requirg that lsons for olr stunts only be tght “age appropriate or velopmentally appropriate” terms, is argued to be liberately ambiguo.
FLORIDA LAWMAKER BEHD 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL RIGNS AFTER BEG DICTED ON D CHARG
Instead, the Republin claim of protectg children is nothg more than a guise to distract the public while far-right Republins acplish their te objective of rtrictg nversatns around homo-sexualism and other sexual orientatns and genr inti to which they object. From book bans to disbandg gay-straight alliance clubs, the very actns and ials are ludicro and discrimatory. Let’s be real; ntrary to the claims of far-right Republin lawmakers, there isn’t some mass nspiracy of teachers tryg to “groom” stunts to beg gay.
Beg gay isn’t a choice and Republins know that. A Florida state reprentative behd the Parental Rights Edutn bill, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by crics, announced his rignatn after he was dicted on wire d, money lnrg and makg false statements charg.
WHAT'S THE SO-LLED DON'T SAY GAY BILL THAT ULD IMPACT THE WHOLE UNTRY
A bill recently troduced Congrs that would rtrict feral fundg om anizatns, lol ernments and schools that clu LGBTQ ntent events, programs, tn and more has been dubbed a feral "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBTQ News' Kiara Alfonse ntributed to this report.
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. Hoe Republins have troduced legislatn that some crics are scribg as a natnal "Don't Say Gay" bill – spired by the ntroversial Florida law that bans stctn on genr inty and sexual orientatn krgarten through third gra class.
FLORIDA HOE PASS NTROVERSIAL MEASURE DUBBED THE 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL BY CRICS
" Crics of the measure dubbed the Florida law "Don't Say Gay" and argue that s tent is to margalize LGBTQ people and their fai. A feral 'Don't Say Gay or Trans' bill...
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. Carlos Smh speaks agast HB 1577, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by crics, earlier this month Tallahassee, Fla.
Opponents — many of whom have taken to llg the measure the "Don't Say Gay" bill — say will make life harr for LGBTQ youth, who already face a higher rate of bullyg and a higher risk of suici than their straight, cisgenr peers. "As expected, the #DontSayGayBill jt passed the Florida Hoe, but SEVEN Republins crossed party l to vote agast , " Rep.
MORE THAN SIX 10 AMERINS OPPOSE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ MEASUR PROHIBG LGBT+ DISCSN SCHOOLS
A majory of Amerins oppose legislatn rtrictg classroom discsn of sexual orientatn and genr inty, as Republin officials promote what opponents have lled “Don’t Say Gay” bills state legislatur across the US, acrdg to a new poll.
”Another measure Tennsee would block public schools om g stctnal materials that “promote, normalize, support, or addrs lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr issu or liftyl. A poll of Florida voters om the Public Opn Rearch Lab at the Universy of North Florida found that 57 per cent oppose the state’s so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” billl “eher strongly or somewhat” bill passed the state’s Hoe of Reprentativ on 24 Febary and the state Senate on 8 March. Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bills are gettg a lot of natnal attentn, but Tennsee state Rep.
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REPUBLIN LAWMAKER WHO CLAIMED TO BE GAY FAC CALLS TO RIGN
Fabian Basabe, a Miami Beach Republin, endured an April of sndal and accatns, one that arguably reached a climax wh LGBTQ+ activists chantg “shame” as he participated a Pri happened last month after Basabe skipped out on a vote on a six-week abortn ban and voted favor of an expansn of Florida’s so-lled “don’t say gay” law. @fabianbasabe2, an acced crimal who ran for office as a straight morate Republin married to a woman while clarg "I am a gay ndidate" #BeeMiami\u201d — Bee Miami (@Bee Miami).
When he ran for the Miami Beach Cy Commissn 2021, he said at the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Cc, “I am a Republin, and I am a gay ndidate nng for office Miami Beach. Ron DeSantis’ signg of Florida’s notor “Don’t Say Gay” bill on Monday, the Walt Disney pany released a brief statement on Twter llg for the bill’s repeal, and exprsg solidary wh LGBTQ+ people Florida. “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 entertament giant’s statement reads.
Pennsylvania state reprentativ have troduced a bill regulatg classroom stctn that is more rtrictive than Florida's famo "don't say gay" law.
DISNEY SAYS IT WILL TRY TO REPEAL “DON’T SAY GAY,” DON’T SPECIFY HOW
Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has promised to veto or any bill like , cludg HB 2813, which he said "ni humany by rercg homophobic iologi, " acrdg to news se Lol Today.