Louisiana Lawmakers Revive Extreme 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

Contents:

• LOUISIANA VERSN OF 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL REJECTED AFTER STRONG OPPOSN HOE MTEE
• LOUISIANA IS THE LATT STATE TO FILE S OWN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• LOUISIANA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE
• LOUISIANA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE
• LOUISIANA 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS ADVANC THE LEGISLATURE
• LOUISIANA ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL ADVANC OUT OF MTEE
• LOUISIANA ADVANC ANTI-LGBTQ SCHOOL BILL CRICS LL 'DON'T SAY GAY'
• LOUISIANA HOE PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
• STRICTLY LEGAL: SU OVER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FAILS

LOUISIANA VERSN OF 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL REJECTED AFTER STRONG OPPOSN HOE MTEE

Louisiana’s versn of Florida’s so-lled ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law was rejected by lawmakers the state’s Hoe Edutn Commtee on Tuday afternoon. When phed to be more ncrete about the bill’s tend impact, she said she didn’t thk teachers should be allowed to tell stunts if they are transgenr or gay. More than a dozen stat have proposed bills that remble Florida’s so-lled 'Don't Say Gay' law, which forbids classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty krgarten through third gra.

Louisiana beme the latt state to file a Florida-style “Don’t Say Gay” bill when state Rep.

” This uld mean elimatg books wh LGBTQ characters or removg people who intified as gay or lbian om history uld also mean barrg stunts wh gay parents om participatg class discsns when that rmatn is relevant.

LOUISIANA IS THE LATT STATE TO FILE S OWN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

For example, clus a measure that allows parents to opt their children out of unselg and mental health servic and giv them the power to sue schools, at the district’s st, if they thk any part of the bill has been least four stat addn to Florida had troduced “Don’t Say Gay” bills as of mid-Febary, acrdg to The Hill. A recent draft of the state’s revised standards asked stunts to analyze “the major ntributns and limatns placed on diverse groups” cludg “LGBT people, ” but that versn was later isn’t the first time stat have tried to pass legislatn rtrictg classroom discsn of genr and sexualy; rather 's jt a new least a half-dozen stat, cludg Louisiana, already have “no promo homo” laws place that lim how, or whether, teachers n talk about LGBTQ issu wh stunts. “No sex tn urse offered the public schools of the state shall utilize any sexually-explic materials pictg male or female homosexual activy, ” the policy a statement Thursday, SarahJane Guidry, executive director of Fom for Equaly, said Horton’s bill was meant to “stigmatize LGBTQ people, isolate LGBTQ kids and make teachers fearful of providg safe, clive classrooms.

In an terview wh Louisiana Illumator reporter Julie O’Donoghue, Horton reportedly disagreed wh the bill’s scriptn as “Don’t Say Gay” legislatn, argug her motivatn was to protect children “om nversatns that are not age appropriate. As several reliably red stat adopt legislatn that prohibs school employe om teachg or discsg sexual orientatn and genr inty the classroom, Louisiana advanced s own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednday, April 26, 2023.

(AP) — As Republin-drafted legislatn that prohibs school employe om teachg sexual orientatn or genr inty the classroom mounts, Louisiana lawmakers advanced their own “Don’t Say Gay” bill legislative ssn season, nservativ across the untry have filed bills takg aim at nearly every facet of transgenr existence, om health re to athletics to bathroom accs.

LOUISIANA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE

Louisiana’s bill is siar to legislatn that Florida passed last year, which crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. So far, at least three other stat — Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky — have enacted siar “Don’t Say Gay” laws. Addnally, they say would have a negative effect on teachers who fear beg penalized for mentng anythg related to homosexualy.

”Polil CartoonsLouisiana’s bill is siar to legislatn that Florida passed last year, which crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. Louisiana’s legislatn, which already passed the Hoe and advanced om the Senate Commtee on Edutn to the GOP-domated Senate floor on Thursday, is siar to a law enacted Florida last year that crics dubbed, “Don't Say Gay. At least three other stat — Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky — have enacted siar “Don’t Say Gay” laws.

“This is a hateful piece of legislatn, ” state Public Service Commissner Devante Lewis, Louisiana’s first openly gay elected state official, told the Republin-ntrolled Senate mtee.

LOUISIANA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE

As several reliably red stat adopt legislatn that prohibs school employe om teachg or discsg sexual orientatn and genr inty the classroom, Louisiana advanced s own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednday, April 26.

LOUISIANA 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS ADVANC THE LEGISLATURE

(AP) — As several nservative stat adopt legislatn that prohibs school employe om teachg or discsg sexual orientatn and genr inty the classroom, Louisiana advanced s own “Don’t Say Gay” bill anti-LGBTQ+ measure was narrowly approved by a Republin-ntrolled Hoe mtee and heads to the full Hoe, where an emotnally charged bate over the culture war measure is all but guaranteed. Last year, Florida beme the first state to pass what crics ll the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

They also say creat a chillg effect on teachers who fear beg penalized for mentng anythg related to homosexualy. So far, three other stat — Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky — have enacted siar “Don’t Say Gay” laws. Dodie Horton, scribed by crics as a "don't say gay" bill, rtricts the discsn of genr and sexualy public school Bill 81 by Republin Bossier Cy Rep.

"It would prevent gay and trans children om beg loved and valued.

LOUISIANA ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL ADVANC OUT OF MTEE

The Louisiana Hoe of Reprentativ passed a so-lled Don’t Say Gay bill Tuday that would prohib teachers om discsg genr inty or sexual orientatn, and would protect only teachers and parents who hold nservative views of transgenr rights. The Louisiana Hoe ma a rare procral move on Tuday that revived the state's versn of a "don't say gay" bill that would prohib public school teachers om talkg about sexual orientatn or genr inty bill had been rejected last week by the state's Hoe tn mtee by a bipartisan vote of 7-4. \u201cLouisiana troduc HB837, the worst "Don't say gay or trans" bill yet.

LOUISIANA ADVANC ANTI-LGBTQ SCHOOL BILL CRICS LL 'DON'T SAY GAY'

The basis for the su was that Disney's directors and officers allegedly vlated their rporate fiduciary duti by opposg Florida HB 1557 – also known as the "don't say gay" HB 1557 was first passed, Disney took no public posn on the bill.

LOUISIANA HOE PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

STRICTLY LEGAL: SU OVER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FAILS