NC Lawmakers Introduce the State's Very Own 'Don't Say Gay' Bill - INDY Week

Contents:

• N.C. SENATE PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: WHAT DO THIS MEAN FOR STUNTS?
• HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NC’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
• ICYMI: NORTH CAROLA SENATE PASS DON’T SAY GAY OR TRANS BILL; HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN URG HOE TO REJECT DISCRIMATORY BILL
• NORTH CAROLA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL IS HB 2 2.0
• ‘IT WILL BACKFIRE.’ CHARLOTTE ADVOT CRY NC ANTI-GAY BILL
• NC LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE THE STATE’S VERY OWN ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
• WHAT'S THE SO-LLED DON'T SAY GAY BILL THAT ULD IMPACT THE WHOLE UNTRY
• WHAT THE BILL DUBBED ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BY CRICS ACTUALLY SAYS
• STRICTLY LEGAL: SU OVER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FAILS

N.C. SENATE PASS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: WHAT DO THIS MEAN FOR STUNTS?

Gayley, the bill sponsor, said the bill explicly says that there's an exceptn for tellg parents if there is a ncern over abe. But, Gayley said, "Confintial relatnships do not exists between mor children and ernment employe.

North Carola’s Parents’ Bill of Rights has drawn parisons to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill that banned discsns of sexualy and genr inty.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NC’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

Here are five thgs to know about the ntroversial Parents’ Bill of Rights:Is a 'Don't Say Gay' bill?

ICYMI: NORTH CAROLA SENATE PASS DON’T SAY GAY OR TRANS BILL; HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN URG HOE TO REJECT DISCRIMATORY BILL

”This language is siar to what Florida clud s Parental Rights Edutn bill, which opponents labelled the “Don’t Say Gay” law. “We really see (the North Carola bill) as another “Don’t Say Gay” bill, ” said Craig Whe, who works as the supportive schools ordator at the Asheville-based Campaign for Southern Equaly. However, the last thg our state needs is another Republin polil ploy like the bathroom bill which hurt our people and st jobs, so let's keep the "Don't Say Gay" culture wars out of North Carola classrooms.

NORTH CAROLA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL IS HB 2 2.0

Amy Galey sponsored SB49, a new bill that prohibs discsns of genr and sexual inty classrooms om krgarten to fourth Carola’s Senate has add to the over 420 anti-LGBTQ bills troduced state legislatur natnwi 2023 wh SB49, emed a “Don’t Say Gay” bill by crics. As reported by the Associated Prs Febary, Cooper said a statement, “…the last thg we need is to force the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ culture wars on our children and our state.

“After Florida’s (Don’t Say Gay) bill, there was an crease bullyg and onle harassment for kids. We’re talkg about North Carola’s versn of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Th, is fair to ll North Carola’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

The North Carola “Don’t Say Gay” bill would prevent schools and districts om velopg a curriculum that addrs this realy.

‘IT WILL BACKFIRE.’ CHARLOTTE ADVOT CRY NC ANTI-GAY BILL

North Carola’s Don’t Say Gay bill was first troduced by Rep.

However, the last thg our state needs is another Republin polil ploy like the bathroom bill which hurt our people and st jobs, so let’s keep the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ culture wars out of North Carola classrooms.

While North Carola likely won’t adopt the “Don’t Say Gay” bill anytime soon, the mere existence of the bill is Mart, Grassroots Advocy Manager at North Carola AIDS Actn Network, stated, “At s re, this type of legislatn sends a msage to LGBTQ+ youth that they are wrong and broken for beg who they are.

NC LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE THE STATE’S VERY OWN ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

Speaker Moore also told WRAL that if the “Don’t Say Gay” bill isn’t prented to Governor Cooper this year, he wants to try aga next year when he hop that the GOP will have a veto-proof supermajory. Raleigh, North Carola – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the natn’s largt lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights anizatn — nmned the North Carola Senate for passg SB 49 on Tuday, which is their versn of “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” legislatn.

The Human Rights Campaign is Ameri’s largt civil rights anizatn workg to achieve equaly for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people. North Carola Senate lawmakers held their first hearg Wednday on what some are llg the state's versn of a Florida law that crics referred to as "Don't Say Gay" Carola Hoe Bill 755 would ban any mentn of sexual orientatn or genr inty om the curriculum krgarten through third gra. "So let’s keep the 'Don’t Say Gay' culture wars out of North Carola classrooms.

North Carola’s newt piece of anti-LGBTQ legislatn—the “Don’t Say Gay” bill—isn’t likely to pass Gov. ”Those safe spac created by rg teachers may soon be a thg of the past, Carola’s newly troduced Hoe Bill 755, or the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, is part of a much larger nservative movement to crack down on LGBTQ rights through schools. North Carola’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, siar to the famo Florida legislatn, prohibs teachers om talkg about genr inty and sexual orientatn K–3 classrooms.

WHAT'S THE SO-LLED DON'T SAY GAY BILL THAT ULD IMPACT THE WHOLE UNTRY

Lee stuck to that narrative durg a prs nference last month, argug the “Don’t Say Gay” bill is a way to ensure children are receivg “age-appropriate stctn.

Teachers who try to support LGBTQ stunts, or gay, lbian, or transgenr teachers who mentn their personal life, are all at risk. The “Don’t Say Gay” bill don’t currently prohib those kds of nversatns, but sends a clear msage: LGBTQ stunts and teachers are not wele public schools.

WHAT THE BILL DUBBED ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BY CRICS ACTUALLY SAYS

Half of transgenr stunts were prevented om g their chosen name or pronouns school, while 70 percent were not allowed to e the school bathroom aligned wh their “Don’t Say Gay” bill would make schools even more dangero for LGBTQ youth, forcg teachers and staff to out transgenr stunts by notifyg their parents if they ask to be addrsed by a different genr pronoun. ”Parts of the bill also require schools to “tablish a procs for parents to learn about the nature and purpose of clubs and activi offered at their child’s school, ” which uld help nservative activists shut down Gay-Straight Allianc public schools.

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

But simply by troducg , Republins have already ma schools more unsafe for LGBTQ teachers and stunts as school boards bee ls likely to pass protectns for LGBTQ youth, teachers fear promotg equaly the classroom, and gay, lbian, and trans- and genr-nonbary stunts bee even more aaid to e to school. North Carola's state senators have troduced a versn of a "don't say gay" bill, followg several other GOP-led stat.

Roy Cooper may veto the said that lawmakers shouldn't brg "the 'don't say gay' culture wars" to the state's classrooms, acrdg to The Associated Prs. If schools do not provi such accs, parents would be able to sue the lear Phil Berger told the AP that the bill differs om Florida's "don't say gay" law bee related only to North Carola teachers have taken issue wh the bill.

Phg for Disney to cut ti and fundg to Florida Republins who backed a anti-gay bill earlier this year, some st member employe walked off the job. Charlotte LGBTQ+ advot and lears are speakg out agast a bill filed by some North Carola Republin lawmakers Bill 755 would ban teachg about genr or sexualy to early elementary school stunts up to third gra and uld require teachers to out gay, genr-nonnformg and transgenr stunts to their fai. At least a dozen other stat are nsirg siar bills, referred to as “Don’t Say Gay” bills by crics.