Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill is bad. But Tennsee is nsirg a bill that’s more far-reachg and rtrictive.
Contents:
- HARSHER VERSN OF TENNSEE “DON’T SAY GAY” BILL RE-INTRODUCED
- NOT JT FLORIDA. MORE THAN A DOZEN STAT PROPOSE SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILLS
- TENNESSEE’S “DON’T SAY GAY” BILL REVIVED
- THK FLORIDA’S DON’T SAY GAY BILL IS BAD? TENNSEE IS CONSIRG ONE THAT’S WORSE.
- DERAILED "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL TN SHOWS HOW YOUR VOICE
- IT’S NOT JT FLORIDA. 15 OTHER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’-STYLE BILLS ARE CROPPG UP NATNWI
- BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS
HARSHER VERSN OF TENNSEE “DON’T SAY GAY” BILL RE-INTRODUCED
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NASHVILLE – A Tennsee state senator has troduced a revamped versn of last year’s so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” bill that plac LGBT stunts at risk and lims teachers’ and unselors’ ee speech.
NOT JT FLORIDA. MORE THAN A DOZEN STAT PROPOSE SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILLS
The bill seeks to prohib discsn about sexual orientatn Tennsee public elementary and middle schools, and uld require school staff to rm parents if their child is gay or lbian.
TENNESSEE’S “DON’T SAY GAY” BILL REVIVED
Across the Uned Stat, at least a dozen stat are nsirg new legislatn that several ways will mirror Florida's new ntroversial law, referred to by some opponents as "Don't Say Gay.
THK FLORIDA’S DON’T SAY GAY BILL IS BAD? TENNSEE IS CONSIRG ONE THAT’S WORSE.
"The stutnalizatn of the bills is an overt form of stctural transphobia and homophobia, and go agast all public health evince creatg a safe and supportive environment for transgenr, nonbary, queer, gay and lbian youths and teachers to thrive, " Arjee Rtar, assistant profsor of epimlogy at the Universy of Washgton, told NPR. Rtar, a social epimlogist and health equy advote, said the ntroversial bills will lim all youths to live to their fullt potential, addg "there should be no room for transphobia and homophobia — pecially the classroom. " Tennsee's HB 800 bans books and stctnal materials "that promote, normalize, support, or addrs lbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgenr issu or liftyle.
Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a law barrg any stctn on HIV or AIDS that that "promot a homosexual liftyle, " they are close to enactg a broad remake of the state's sex tn laws wh a particular foc on LGBTQ issu. "Florida may be the first this wave, but there have been other laws the past that were lled 'no promo homo' laws, which forbid sayg posive thgs about lbian, gay, bisexual, and queer people classrooms, " Simmons told NPR.
New York Cy is lnchg a digal billboard mpaign, supportg LGBTQ visibily that will be displayed five major markets Florida for eight weeks, to lure Floridians unhappy wh their state's "Don't Say Gay" law to the Big Apple, Adams announced. Yet, Tennsee is lookg to sign a bill to law that uld prohib public schools om g stctnal materials for stunts that “promote, normalize, support, or addrs lbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgenr issu or liftyl. Tennsee has revived a bill that many are parg to Florida’s Parental Rights Edutn bill, popularly dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
DERAILED "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL TN SHOWS HOW YOUR VOICE
The bill ntas only one prohibn, but is far-reachg: lol tn agenci (LEAs), like boards of tn, and public schools nnot e “textbooks and stctnal materials or supplemental stctnal materials that promote, normalize, support, or addrs lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT) issu or liftyl. “What about stunts that e om gay fai?
“If they do a project about their [gay] dad, is that not allowed? She said she has overheard children e the word “gay” as an sult and relled an cint where an LGBTQ stunt was ma fun of by other kids for intifyg as lbian.
As a rult, kids have “learned that beg gay is a taboo subject, ” Olsen said. Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill (passed by both ho of the legislature) is bad. shall not lolly adopt or e the public schools of this state, textbooks and stctnal materials or supplemental stctnal materials that promote, normalize, support, or addrs lbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgenr (LGBT) issu or liftyl.
IT’S NOT JT FLORIDA. 15 OTHER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’-STYLE BILLS ARE CROPPG UP NATNWI
Classics like The Sun Also Ris clu gay characters; mt they all be thrown out?
A gay, 18-year-old high school senr will have to register for selective service, and they n vote electns, but they would not be able to mentn their gay inty as part of a class project. Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill will almost certaly end up urt, where s fate remas to be seen.
BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS
A proposed law to prohib discsn of any sexual orientatn Tennsee schools other than heterosexualy, sometim lled "No Promo Homo" laws, was sentially killed for another year yterday. HB0821, also lled the "Don’t Say Gay" bill, would prevent Tennsee teachers and schools om discsg sexual orientatn other than heterosexualy.