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Contents:
- STRICTLY LEGAL: SU OVER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FAILS
- IMPACT OF HB 1557 (FLORIDA’S DON’T SAY GAY BILL) ON LGBTQ+ PARENTS FLORIDA
- GAY RIGHTS
STRICTLY LEGAL: SU OVER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FAILS
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IMPACT OF HB 1557 (FLORIDA’S DON’T SAY GAY BILL) ON LGBTQ+ PARENTS FLORIDA
“[Bin] has monstrated his support for s for lbian and gay civil rights, and Tuday’s signg to law is a reaffirmatn of that durg this time when rights are unr asslt, ” Boht said. ”On his first day office, Bin signed an executive orr directg feral agenci to implement the Supreme Court’s Bostock lg and to enforce any regulatns banng sex discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn and genr inty, as last October, Bin told Philalphia Gay News publisher Mark Segal that passg the Equaly Act would ensure “no future print n ever aga roll back civil rights and protectns for LGBTQ+ dividuals.
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.
Passg the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Fay Valu bill would further rce eedoms a untry where gay sex is already punishable wh up to three years jail, crics and activists Odoi, an amic rearcher, filed a lawsu on July 7 challengg the bill's nstutnaly, sayg would impact donor aid and other forms of fancial support. Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednday led her arguments were not sufficiently nvcg to grant an lg cleared the way for the bill, one of the harsht towards the LGBTQ muny Ai, to go through a fal stage of parliamentary approval before beg signed to May, Uganda's Print Yoweri Meveni signed one of the world's tought anti-LGBTQ laws, which spelled out the ath penalty for "aggravated homosexualy"'s bill, backed by relig and tradnal lears, clus jail sentenc of up to 10 years for advotg for LGBTQ rights.
GAY RIGHTS
On March 28, 2022, the Florida Legislature passed HB 1557, the “Parental Rights Edutn” bill, also dubbed the Don’t Say Gay bill. When asked, “How worried are you about the effects of the Don’t Say Gay bill/law on your children and fay? LGBTQ+ parents voiced a variety of ncerns about how Don’t Say Gay would affect their children, cludg rtrictg them om speakg eely about their fai, negatively impactg their sense of legimacy, and enuragg a hostile school climate that would negatively impact their children.