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BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS
Gallup timat that 7.2% of the U.S. adult populatn is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. * lgbt states *
Laws that explicly mentn sexual orientatn primarily target, whether for protectn or harm, lbian, gay, and bisexual people. Transgenr people may intify as heterosexual, lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or somethg else.
LGBTQ+ people tend to leave anti-gay stat for more iendly areas, even if means takg a pay cut of up to 25%, acrdg to Learship also aims to highlight the negative effects of anti-gay laws on bs and their markets. ''Florida, Montana among worst for LGBTQ muny The x ranked stat acrdg to five areas: work environment, legal protectns, youth and fay support, health accs and safety, and polil and relig at the top tend to get more clive over the past year, while their lower-ranked peers beme ls tolerant or didn't move om where they were 'T SAY GAY LAWS SPARK FEAR:If they 'say gay, ' will my child be safe? Meanwhile, Florida – which has enacted what opponents ll a "Don't Say Gay'' bill that would rtrict discsn of LGBTQ people the classroom – dropped 3.
DeSantis thorized the new law on the same day that he signed bills that make a felony for doctors to prcribe genr-affirmg re to trans mors and expand the state’s ntroversial “Don’t Say Gay” law. The two-year-old statute ially banned discsns of LGBTQ inti K-3 classrooms, but the 2023 amendments extend the “Don’t Say Gay” embargo until the end of the eighth gra. The ernor has hted at further actns to punish Disney for s cricism of the “Don’t Say Gay” law as the pany su DeSantis’ admistratn urt for retaliatn.