In their qut to bee the party of “parental rights,” Republins Florida and other stat are attemptg to muzzle discsn of gay and civil rights school.
Contents:
- SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' L EXPAND THROUGH 12TH GRA FLORIDA
- WHAT IS THE “DON’T SAY GAY” LAW REALLY ABOUT?
- “SAY GAY” IS TRENDG AS EVERYONE SPEAKS OUT AGAST FLORIDA’S DON’T SAY GAY LAW
- FACT-CHECKG 3 PROMENT CLAIMS ABOUT FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
- FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW MAY SOUND VAGUE – BUT S PURPOSE IS CLEAR
- WHAT THE BILL DUBBED ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BY CRICS ACTUALLY SAYS
- ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ UNEXPECTED SHOWDOWN BETWEEN FLORIDA, DISNEY RPORATN
SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' L EXPAND THROUGH 12TH GRA FLORIDA
The Florida Board of Edutn approved a le that lims classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty. It expands the so-lled 'Don't Say Gay' law. * don't say gay wet florida *
It looks like this le would make impossible to do much stctn at all, " Lra McGnis, of the LGBTQ advocy group PFLAG, prevly told ABC law was dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by crics for aimg to rtrict curriculum that clus history, lerature and more that touch on LGBTQ inti.
WHAT IS THE “DON’T SAY GAY” LAW REALLY ABOUT?
The law is lled “Parental Rights Edutn, ” but s crics—which clu Democrats, Hollywood, and many outspoken employe of the Walt Disney Company—ll “Don’t Say Gay. So I thk we should start wh the passage that earned the bill the nickname “Don’t Say Gay.
“SAY GAY” IS TRENDG AS EVERYONE SPEAKS OUT AGAST FLORIDA’S DON’T SAY GAY LAW
A book where a character has two moms or that, you know, mentns a gay historil figure—the fact that that person was gay means would not be the book that the teacher would read aloud to the class. DT: So ’s important to say, this law do not lerally say, “Don’t say gay.
FACT-CHECKG 3 PROMENT CLAIMS ABOUT FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
” What do is potentially create the kd of legal atmosphere signed to disurage teachers om cludg gay characters or the issue of gay people any classroom stctn. Is the pot of the vaguens to create such a large space for potential ligatn that mak teachers feel like they’re the danger zone jt walkg up to the le of cludg gay people their stctn.
FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW MAY SOUND VAGUE – BUT S PURPOSE IS CLEAR
In rponse to the Florida legislature passg the so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” bill, people are takg to social media to speak out wh the hashtag #SayGay. Related lk: Florida Republin sists “gay isn’t permanent” to expla her vote for “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Smh (D) poted to the other forc of discrimatn also at play the Florida legislature, notg: “While the Florida Senate prepar to pass #DontSayGay, I’m the Hoe fightg voter supprsn and anti-immigrant bills.
Many of the Florida lawmakers who opposed the bill monstrated their opposn by postg imag wh duct tape over their mouths wh the word “gay” on .
Allison Tant (D) tweeted: “I will ntue to #saygay and support our LGBTQ+ youth and muny the state of Florida. Ta Polsky (D) wrote: “Jt fished my bate on the floor agast the don’t say gay bill. Andrew Learned (D) explaed: “I #SayGay for the ltle guys out there, the margalized and bullied, for the kids who don’t belong at the ol-kids-table at lunch.
WHAT THE BILL DUBBED ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BY CRICS ACTUALLY SAYS
You are perfect whether you’re gay or straight, black or brown, man or woman.
I #SayGay for the ltle guys out there, the margalized and bullied, for the kids who don't belong at the ol-kids-table at lunch. You are perfect whether youre gay or straight, black or brown, man or woman.
#SayGay.
‘DON’T SAY GAY’ UNEXPECTED SHOWDOWN BETWEEN FLORIDA, DISNEY RPORATN
Author Frerick Joseph also announced he is steppg up to start the #SayGay fund “to help efforts to protect LGBTQ+ youth Florida and bat Ron DeSantis’ #DontSayGay bill. To help efforts to protect LGBTQ+ youth Florida and bat Ron DeSantis’ #DontSayGay bill, I’ve created the #SayGay fund.
But crics nicknamed HB 1557 the “don’t say gay” bill, warng isn’t necsary and mak some stunts feel unsafe by sglg out LGBTQ material as dangero and appropriate.