"Say Gay" is trendg as everyone speaks out agast Florida's Don't Say Gay law - LGBTQ Natn

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• LGBTQ GROUPS SUE FLORIDA OVER SO-LLED ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW
• “SAY GAY” IS TRENDG AS EVERYONE SPEAKS OUT AGAST FLORIDA’S DON’T SAY GAY LAW
• SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' L EXPAND THROUGH 12TH GRA FLORIDA
• FACT-CHECKG 3 PROMENT CLAIMS ABOUT FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
• FLORIDA’S BOARD OF EDUTN APPROV LE CHANG RELATED TO THE EXPANSN OF “DON’T SAY GAY”

LGBTQ GROUPS SUE FLORIDA OVER SO-LLED ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW

(AP) — Gay rights advot sued Florida Gov.

“SAY GAY” IS TRENDG AS EVERYONE SPEAKS OUT AGAST FLORIDA’S DON’T SAY GAY LAW

Crics ll the “ Don’t Say Gay ” law and argue that s te tent is to margalize LGBTQ people and their fai.

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.

SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' L EXPAND THROUGH 12TH GRA FLORIDA

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.

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. 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.

FACT-CHECKG 3 PROMENT CLAIMS ABOUT FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

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. 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. Dennis Baxley (R-Ola) the bill’s Senate sponsor who said he was addrsg “social engeerg” that uld rult more children intifyg as gay or transgenr.

” The guidance clus fns of terms related to sexual orientatn and genr inty — cludg gay, lbian and transgenr — that teachers are enuraged to e when applible. ” The word ‘gay’ People on Facebook and Twter have said that Florida Republins want to ban the word “gay” school.

“GOP’s 2022 platform: Ban books, Ban abortn, Ban Black history, Ban transgenr teens, Ban sayg ‘gay’ and Ban votg, ” said Dean Obeidallah, a left-leang rad host and edian, on March 11. ’” On SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment, anchor Col Jost told st member Kate McKnon, who is gay, that the bill “means that you n’t acknowledge that ‘gay’ exists at all. ” McKnon then slammed the legislatn, sayg, “I am eply gay — sorry, eply ncerned.

FLORIDA’S BOARD OF EDUTN APPROV LE CHANG RELATED TO THE EXPANSN OF “DON’T SAY GAY”

It jt seems like this is gog to make kids gay and trans — sorry, prsed and suicidal. ” The claims n largely be attributed to the legislatn’s “don’t say gay” nickname, ed by Equaly Florida.