The new Florida law that lims how schools and teachers n addrs sexualy and genr has sparked protts and outrage. Crics have labeled the “Don’t Say Gay” law and warned will negatively impact LGBTQ stunts. The law is steeped the evolvg attus and acceptance of the transgenr muny.
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- FOC ON ‘PARENTAL RIGHTS’ CHIPS AWAY AT GAY RIGHTS
- 'WHAT PARENTS ARE THEY SUPPORTG?': MOMS SPEAK OUT AGAST 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW
- LGBTQ+ PARENTS FEAR THE IMPACTS OF FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
FOC ON ‘PARENTAL RIGHTS’ CHIPS AWAY AT GAY RIGHTS
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More than half of LGBTQ parents Florida are nsirg movg their fai to another state over ncerns that a new Florida tn law – known to s crics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law – stigmatiz LGBTQ inti and creat a hostile learng environment for LGBTQ children or stunts wh LGBTQ fay members. LGBTQ parents surveyed by the group voiced a variety of ncerns about the “Don’t Say Gay” law’s expected impact on their children, cludg that would rtrict them om speakg eely about their fai, negatively impact their sense of legimacy and enurage a hostile school climate. “The Don’t Say Gay bill claims to be for parent rights, but my rights have been taken away sce s passage, ” one rponnt said.
'WHAT PARENTS ARE THEY SUPPORTG?': MOMS SPEAK OUT AGAST 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW
For some LGBTQ parents, the passage of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law has motivated them to engage more directly muny activism; nearly 20 percent said they participated a monstratn to prott the legislatn over the past 6 months. State Senator broke down tears discsg Florida bill and g out as gay.
Crics have labeled the “Don’t Say Gay” law and warned will negatively impact LGBTQ stunts.
LGBTQ+ PARENTS FEAR THE IMPACTS OF FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
There were no gay parents, angry that the state and schools now view their relatnships differently.
Incln at school is not the only place where gay and transgenr rights are unr scty. Ron DeSantis signed the ntroversial "Parental Rights Edutn" bill to law this week as expected, but some opponents of the legislatn say they were taken aback by the move to sign so effect July 1, HB 1557 -- dubbed by crics as the "Don't Say Gay" bill -- bans classroom stctn on sexual orientatn or genr inty for stunts krgarten through third gra or " a manner that is not age-appropriate or velopmentally appropriate for stunts acrdance wh state standards, " acrdg to the text of the bill.