Ron DeSantis signs the so-lled 'Don't Say Gay' bill : NPR

Contents:

• HERE'S WHAT FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL WOULD DO AND WHAT WOULDN'T DO
• WHAT DO ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ ACTUALLY SAY?
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
• 34 OF THE BT RPONS WHEN SOMEONE ASSUM AND CALLS YOU GAY
• FLORIDA'S ERNOR SIGNS NTROVERSIAL LAW OPPONENTS DUBBED 'DON'T SAY GAY'
• FLORIDA JT PASSED THE "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS FOR KIDS
• FLORIDA ERNOR SIGNS NTROVERSIAL 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL TO LAW
• HOW TO SAY “GAY” IN SIGN LANGUAGE

HERE'S WHAT FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL WOULD DO AND WHAT WOULDN'T DO

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WHAT DO ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ ACTUALLY SAY?

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JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

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NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, beme the first male ach the NFL — and Amerin men's profsnal sports general — to publicly e out as gay. However, there are still many rotten eggs who throw around slurs and ll people gay mdlsly, so helps to know what to say when someone lls you gay. Of urse, there’s nothg wrong wh beg gay, but people don’t always put a lot of thought to what to say.

34 OF THE BT RPONS WHEN SOMEONE ASSUM AND CALLS YOU GAY

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The bt way to rpond to this is by clarifyg that there’s nothg wrong wh beg gay, even though you’re straight. Here are some exampl of what to say when someone lls you gay out of spe:. 02“I thought your [sert relatn] was gay?

FLORIDA'S ERNOR SIGNS NTROVERSIAL LAW OPPONENTS DUBBED 'DON'T SAY GAY'

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FLORIDA JT PASSED THE "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS FOR KIDS

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FLORIDA ERNOR SIGNS NTROVERSIAL 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL TO LAW

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14“What mak you an expert on a gaydar? Gay also means happy, so e this example of what to say when someone lls you gay to flip thgs around on a posive note.

HOW TO SAY “GAY” IN SIGN LANGUAGE

Some people associate certa mannerisms or behavr wh beg gay, as well as certa aspects of one’s behavr.

Ignorance isn’t always malic, and there will be people who assume you’re gay wh no ill tent md.