LGBTQ youth and stunts are fightg back agast the 'Don't Say Gay' bill proposed Florida.
Contents:
- ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: FLORIDA SENATE PASS LAW MARGALIZG LGBTQ+ PEOPLE
- LGBTQ YOUTH FIGHT BACK AGAST FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL
- FLORIDA HOE PASS 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL
- FLORIDA PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
- 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL PASS FLORIDA SENATE
- DESANTIS-BACKED 'DONT SAY GAY' BILL SPARKS OUTRAGE
- FLORIDA’S LGBTQ ADVOT ARE RALLYG TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE LIGHT OF ‘DON’T SAY GAY’
‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: FLORIDA SENATE PASS LAW MARGALIZG LGBTQ+ PEOPLE
Ron DeSantis's sk, addg to a list of anti-gay polici on his rume as he prepar to n for Hoe also approved a bathroom bill that would require dividuals to e genr-signated rtroom facili based on the genr on their birth certifite stead of their genr inty. The bills passed the same day that the state's board of tn approved a measure expandg the state's "don't say gay" law up until high school graduatn.
From Your Se Articl'Thunrdome of Hate': Florida Hoe Debat Slew of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills ›Florida Stunts Plan Walkout to Prott Edutn Rtrictns This Friday ›Homophobic DeSantis Campaign Staffer Cheers at LGBTQ+ Fai Fleeg Florida ›Florida Bs Displays Homophobic Slur on Sign Over Memorial Day Weekend ›. The Republin-domated Florida legislature passed a bill on Tuday which would forbid stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty krgarten through third gra, rejectg a wave of cricism om Democrats that margaliz LGBTQ+ proposal, which opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, now mov to the sk of the Republin ernor, Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign to s ceptn, the measure has drawn tense opposn om LGBTQ+ advot, stunts, Democrats, the Whe Hoe and the entertament dtry, amid creased attentn on Florida as Republins ph culture war legislatn and DeSantis ascends the GOP as a potential printial ndidate. Dozens of stunts and advot flood mtee rooms durg the early stag of the bill procs and then packed the halls of the legislature as moved toward fal passage, often wh chants of “We say gay!
DeSantis has chafed at llg the proposal the “Don’t Say Gay” bill bee he said would apply to stctn on any genr inty or sexual orientatn.
LGBTQ YOUTH FIGHT BACK AGAST FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL
March 8 (Rters) - Florida lawmakers on Tuday passed a Republin-backed bill that would prohib classroom discsn of sexual orientatn and genr inty for many young stunts, rejectg cricism and stunt protts that characterized the measure as discrimatory and legislatn, referred to by s opponents as the "don't say gay" bill, has stirred natnal ntroversy amid an creasgly partisan bate over what schools should teach children about race and genr. Democrats say such polici will harm the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer muny. Vio footage showed stunts crowdg the steps and the halls of the state pol on Monday, rryg pro-LGBTQ signs and chantg "We say gay!
Read more'STAIN' ON FLORIDA HISTORYIn a floor bate before the state Senate vote on Tuday, Democrat Shevr Jon, the first openly gay Florida state senator, chid his Republin lleagu for phg for the bill for polil ga. "As you prepare for this victory lap the name of parental rights, jt know that this is no victory lap, " Jon said to the chamber, a day after tearfully sharg his own difficult experienc as a gay man. REUTERS/Mar BelloFeb 24 (Rters) - Florida's Hoe of Reprentativ on Thursday approved a Republin-backed bill that would prohib classroom discsn of sexual orientatn and genr inty, a measure Democrats nounced as beg the "don't say gay" bill by opponents, the legislatn is part of a broar polil bate the Uned Stat over how sexual orientatn and genr inty should be regnized schools, sports and healthre Florida bill stat that "classroom stctn by school personnel or third parti on sexual orientatn or genr inty may not occur krgarten through gra 3 or a manner that is not age appropriate or velopmentally appropriate for stunts acrdance wh state standards.
Print Joe Bin, a Democrat, lled "hateful" a tweet earlier this month and pledged that his admistratn would fight to protect the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer the language only specifilly clus young children those primary school gras, crics said uld be terpreted to extend to all gra levels pendg on what is emed "age appropriate. "This is an anti-gay bill.
FLORIDA HOE PASS 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL
And if you vote for this anti-gay bill, after today, you n never ever claim to be an ally of the LGBTQ muny. "Stori and histori about people like CJ -- a gay, 17-year-old boy -- would not be allowed to be tght classrooms om krgarten to third gra if the legislatn, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill, is implemented, limg classroom curriculum on sexual orientatn and genr inty. "They won't know who they are, they won't be able to exprs themselv, " CJ said about stunts classrooms where the lsons are Waln, 17, is jog other high school stunts a letter-wrg mpaign agast the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
"I really thk this sends a msage to stunts, to staff, to our muny, that there is somethg wrong wh beg gay or that is somethg that is too taboo to be discsed and that we are somethg that should be the shadows, " Fenng said.
Joe Hardg, who troduced the bill, told ABC News podst "Start Here" that teachers and stunts n still discs sexual orientatn and genr inty their classrooms, there jt n't be a curriculum or lsons on Fenng and other Florida stunts went to the state pal to nont legislators about the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Courty CJ WalnActivists have likened the bill to a gag orr or to the “No Promo Homo” laws of the 1990s that barred tors om discsg queer topics the bill would ban lsons ncerng genr or sexual orientatn classrooms om krgarten to third gra, would also not allow them when is age-appropriate or not le wh state standards.
FLORIDA PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
"Regardls of whether this bill pass or not, gay kids and trans kids are still gog to be schools, are still gog to be experiencg beg gay and beg trans, " Fenng said.
Ron DeSantis signed a slate of legislatn Wednday targetg the LGBTQ muny, cludg rtrictns on transgenr health re, ntent on LGBTQ inti schools, transgenr bathroom e and drag performanc the news on the Internatnal Day agast Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, May the new laws sayFlorida state bill DB 254 will rtrict genr-affirmg healthre for transgenr people unr the age of 18, allowg the state to take temporary ctody over any child who receiv such treatment. Stephen Maturen/Getty Imag, FILEHoe Bill 1069 will expand the Parental Rights Edutn law, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law by crics. Florida's Hoe of Reprentativ passed a bill Thursday that would prohib "classroom discsn about sexual orientatn or genr inty" the state’s primary legislatn — tled the Parental Rights Edutn bill but dubbed by crics the "Don’t Say Gay" bill — heads to the state's Republin-held Senate, where is expected to pass.
" Hardg has repeatedly strsed that the bill would not prohib stunts om talkg about their LGBTQ fai or bar classroom discsns about LGBTQ history, cludg events like the 2016 attack on the Pulse nightclub, a gay club crics have said the broad language of the legislatn uld open districts to lawsus om parents who believe any nversatn about LGBTQ people or issu to be an impassned speech on the Hoe floor Thursday, Rep.
'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL PASS FLORIDA SENATE
Carlos Guillermo Smh, a Democrat who is gay, told lawmakers that he purposefully wore a rabow Pri ribbon upsi down on his lapel "as a symbol that LGBTQ muny Florida is distrs. " In addn to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill Florida, 15 other bills are unr nsiratn eight stat that would lim speech about LGBTQ inti classrooms, acrdg to PEN Amerin, a nonprof group that advot for ee speech.
Three stat passed siar bills last year — monly referred to as "no promo homo" laws — that allow parents to opt stunts out of any lson or ursework that mentns sexual orientatn or genr inty, acrdg to GLSEN, an advocy group that aims to end LGBTQ discrimatn tn. Print Joe Bin has prevly rebed Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, vowg to "fight for the protectns and safety" of LGBTQ youths.
Democrats, LGBTQ groups and some bs, most notably Disney, objected to the measure, which opponents dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The Florida Senate passed a ntroversial bill on Tuday that prohibs classroom stctn of sexual orientatn and genr inty for some younger age groups the state spe fierce opposn that rose om the lol and natnal levels as well as the Whe measure, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by opponents, has garnered natnwi attentn, cludg a “Saturday Night Live” sketch mockg the legislatn and strong nmnatn om feral officials.
DESANTIS-BACKED 'DONT SAY GAY' BILL SPARKS OUTRAGE
Shevr Jon, the first openly gay Florida state senator, a tearful addrs asked his lleagu to support an amendment that would have altered the bill’s language to say that classroom stctn should not be tend to “change a stunt’s sexual orientatn or genr inty. The Parental Rights Edutn bill, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBTQ activists, has now been passed by both the Florida Senate and Hoe.
March 28 (Rters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a Republin-backed bill that bans classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty for many young stunts, drawg swift cricism om pani, Democrats and advocy legislatn, referred to by s opponents as the "don't say gay" bill, has stirred natnal ntroversy and got attentn durg Sunday's Osrs telest amid an creasgly partisan bate over what schools should teach children about race and genr. Opponents, however, have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, argug the ban creat would negatively impact an already margalized muny.
FLORIDA’S LGBTQ ADVOT ARE RALLYG TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE LIGHT OF ‘DON’T SAY GAY’
Shevr Jon, who brought some senators to tears as he spoke about his experience as a gay Floridian. Her ments harken back to bunked arguments ed by anti-gay activists recent history to smear and margalize members of the LGBTQ muny.
A Florida bill that would lim classroom discsns on sexual orientatn and genr inty and enurage parents to sue schools or teachers that engage the topics ntu to move through the state Hoe and 's beg lled a "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBTQ advot, who fear that if this bill is signed to law, uld act as a plete ban on the lsons on LGBTQ opprsn, history and discsns about LGBTQ amendment to the bill was proposed Friday that also would require school officials to disclose a stunt's sexual or genr inty to their parents wh six weeks of fdg out about the stunt's inty. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature for the efforts last month a Twter advocy anizatns say the bills are remiscent of the “no promo homo” laws of the 1990s that barred tors om discsg queer topics schools, but wh an add mandate on parent and fay volvement.
This weekend, Javi Gomez is travelg nearly 500 om his native Miami to Florida’s pal Tallahassee to plead his se agast a piece of legislatn LGBTQ advot are llg the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Some exposure to LGBTQ topics – what means to be gay, queer or transgenr, and why ’s wrong to discrimate agast LGBTQ people – might have helped alleviate the pa they flicted, he said. Many advot have lled Florida home for s: Galv, a cy uncil member North Miami, remembers beg the only gay kid his Miami high school senr class.