Florida's LGBTQ advot are rallyg to support young people light of 'Don't Say Gay' | CNN

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• FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS TAPED HARASSG GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE MEMBERS, STOMPG ON PRI FLAGS
• FLORIDA ADVANC "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL THAT WOULD BAR LGBTQ DISCSNS SCHOOLS
• IS FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY LAW’ LEGAL? A NEW LAWSU ARGU NO
• OKEECHOBEE, FL HIGH SCHOOL GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE WS GROUNDBREAKG FERAL LAWSU
• JUDGE RUL FAVOR OF FLORIDA GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE
• GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE
• FLORIDA’S LGBTQ ADVOT ARE RALLYG TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE LIGHT OF ‘DON’T SAY GAY’
• GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC
• MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE SCRIB THREATS AS LGBTQ BATE HEATS UP
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS TAPED HARASSG GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE MEMBERS, STOMPG ON PRI FLAGS

GSAs (Gay-Straight Allianc or Genr & Sexualy Allianc) are a great tool to improve school culture and create spac for LGBTQ youth to feel a part of the school. te their school muny about homophobia, genr inty and sexual orientatn issu, and. a safe and nfintial place for stunts who are stgglg wh their inty as gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr or qutng.

a group of stunts workg to end homophobia by gettg LGBTQ issu reprented the curriculum, LGBTQ related books the library, and progrsive non-discrimatn polici implemented at a district level. build muny between LGBTQ stunts and their straight alli and lsen isolatn by hostg or attendg barbequ, movie nights, gay proms, pri celebratns, etc. Gay Straight Alliance.

– A Florida school district is admonishg a group of Bartram Trail High School stunts acced of harassg classmat the Gay Straight Alliance club by yellg homophobic slurs and stompg on Pri flags on cint, which was ptured on vio and quickly shared across social media, set off a firtorm by school parents, who are llg what they view as a hate crime "terrifyg" and "sry.

FLORIDA ADVANC "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL THAT WOULD BAR LGBTQ DISCSNS SCHOOLS

" Cellphone footage shows stunts outsi the school yellg anti-gay and anti-transgenr statements cludg “There’s only two genrs… ” and, "Y'all have a mental illns" repeatedly at another group of stunts. Gay Straight Alliance For Safe Schools (GSAFE).

The Alliance for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer and Qutng Youth provis mental health and re ordatn servic, learship velopment, and policy advocy that centers the liv and experienc of LGBTQ youth South Florida. Florida legislators nsirg "Don't Say Gay" bill that would bar LGBTQ discsns schools. The state's Senate and Hoe have proposed the Parental Rights Edutn bills — monly referred to the "Don't Say Gay" bills by crics — which would apply to such topics primary gra levels, as well as s where the discsns are emed "not age-appropriate.

" Ock, the print of her schools' Gay-Straight Alliance, said she first me out as lbian when she was 11 years old, and that havg support om her seventh gra English teacher at that time helped her bee more vol and open about her inty. A 2019 survey om The Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) found that the school climate Florida is "not safe" for most LGBTQ stunts as is. Supporters gather for a Safe Schools South Florida & Friends rally to ph back agast the so-lled "Don't Say Gay" bill (HB 1557/SB 1834) at the Pri Center Wilton Manors on Feb.

IS FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY LAW’ LEGAL? A NEW LAWSU ARGU NO

"It will stop teachers and schools om talkg to kids about LGBTQ issu and will stop them om talkg about gay issu among themselv.

OKEECHOBEE, FL HIGH SCHOOL GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE WS GROUNDBREAKG FERAL LAWSU

Overseen by the Zebra Coaln, the Central Florida GSA Network is a stunt-led anizatn that foc on providg stcture for Central Florida Gay-Straight Allianc by velopg learship, promotg muny service, and enuragg tn about the LGBTQ+ muny. The lears of the Central Florida GSA Network work hard wh stunts at lol high schools to tablish and n Gay-Straight Allianc, cludg club material, muny nnectns, and trag programs.

The GSA Network is dited to foundg and guidg all Gay-Straight Allianc Central Florida and beyond.

”Will Larks, a graduate of Wter Park High School who ran the gay-straight alliance there, said the board told him the policy on extracurriculars means stunts would have to get permissn to attend GSA meetgs, somethg that would endanger closeted stunts. “We had several stunts who were livg homels at 16, 17 years old bee their parents kicked them out of their hoe for beg gay, for beg trans, ” Larks said at the meetg, acrdg to Florida Today. ”Pictured: Florida Edutn Commissner Manny Diaz Your Se ArticlFlorida Lawmakers OK Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill, 'Don't Say Gay' Expansn ›Fla.

JUDGE RUL FAVOR OF FLORIDA GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE

Gay rights activists are sug Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the state board of tn over the ntroversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, claimg that harms LGBTQ stunts and fai and vlat their eedom of speech and equal protectn rights. DeSantis, a Republin, signed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill—officially known as the Parental Rights Edutn bill—to law on March 28. Although the law self do not make a direct reference to the LGBTQ muny or ban the e of the word “gay, ” Republin lawmakers and DeSantis have publicized their tentns to curb discsns on genr inty—more specifilly, stunts intifyg as transgenr—and the LGBTQ muny through passg this law.

Stunts are ncerned their mp groups, such as Gay-Straight Allianc, might soon be banned. A 17-year-old sophomore who is part of a Gay-Straight Alliance at his school, was told by his GSA advisor that she uld potentially lose her job for adjtg pronouns to rpect a stunt’s genr inty, the lawsu said.

GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE

OKEECHOBEE, FL – A Florida feral urt today led that school officials Okeechobee, Florida mt allow a gay-straight alliance (GSA) club to meet on mp.

Michael Moore upheld his earlier lg that GSAs do not terfere wh abstence-only tn and, a legal first, held that schools mt provi for the well-beg of gay stunts.

FLORIDA’S LGBTQ ADVOT ARE RALLYG TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE LIGHT OF ‘DON’T SAY GAY’

“I n’t tell you how happy I am that the judge agreed we have a right to create a safe space for gay stunts at my school, ” said Brtany Mart, a 17-year-old upg senr at OHS who is the GSA’s print. In a first-of-s-kd lg, Moore held that schools mt provi for the well-beg of gay stunts to the same extent as straight stunts and therefore the school may not discrimate agast the GSA.

“Judge Moore’s lg that GSAs are beneficial to gay stunts and that they don’t harm straight stunts is unparalleled.

For Holm County, Fla., a First Amendment se won by the ACLU May after a two-day trial which the high school prcipal ttified that he believed clothg or stickers featurg rabows would make stunts tomatilly picture gay people havg sex. Gillman and her iends had been spend om school after wearg cloth and stickers supportg their openly gay iends.

GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC

In that se, feral judge Richard Smoak led that stunts have a right to exprs pro-gay polil opns at a public school. This orr will allow the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and straight stunts to meet on mp, jt as other noncurricular clubs do, to discs issu about bullyg, tolerance, and discrimatn.

MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE SCRIB THREATS AS LGBTQ BATE HEATS UP

GSAs across the state and untry have been shown to help gay and straight stunts feel safer at school, and provi an open fom for stunts to discs their fears, hop and challeng. The Feral Equal Accs Act requir schools to treat gay-straight allianc as they would any other school group. Two Yulee High School [Florida] stunts were “grateful” Monday when they learned that a feral judge led that the Gay-Straight Alliance n meet on mp and have the same privileg as other stunt groups.

District Judge Henry Lee Adams issued a permanent junctn Friday that the district n’t make the group change s name or terfere wh s abily to “advote for tolerance, rpect and equaly of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people. Officials alleged that "Gay-Straight Alliance" vlat the school's abstence only-policy.

The stunts started the GSA at Yulee High bee both had faced homophobic harassment the past and wanted to create a safer environment for themselv and fellow LGBT stunts. Gay-Straight Allianc, therefore, are important steps creatg clive and welg muni for LGBT stunts.

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

WHAT IS THE GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE? A stunt-led club, seeks to create a safe environment for all YHS stunts by advotg for tolerance, rpect and equaly of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people and their straight alli.