Sarasota's LGBTQ muny ralli opposn of Don't Say Gay bill

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• SARASOTA'S LGBTQ MUNY WAV 700-FOOT PRI FLAG OPPOSN TO 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL
• EXPLORE GAY SARASOTA: FLORIDA TRAVEL GUI

SARASOTA'S LGBTQ MUNY WAV 700-FOOT PRI FLAG OPPOSN TO 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL

This map shows the timated percentage of each state's adult (ag 18+) populatn that intifi as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr, based on a 2018 analysis of Gallup data by The Williams Instute. Claire embraced her 16-year-old lbian dghter, Caseyro, a crowd of hundreds of LGBTQ supporters at Sunday’s Say Gay rally Sarasota, anized opposn to the "Don't Say Gay" bill the Florida Legislature.

Now, the Sarasota High School stunt is openly gay and has the support of her parents, but she says not all of her peers are as fay’s acceptance, and guidance om unrstandg teachers, helped her fd answers to her qutns and navigate life as a gay high school stunt that often endur teasg om her peers, cludg boys who make tlls at her.

How a Sarasota rint is workg on thatMore:LGBTQ nonprof hop PriWalk will bee a permanent part of SarasotaAnd:Florida's new transgenr athlete law challenged feral urtFlorida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, which will be nsired this week by state lawmakers, seeks to lim what classrooms n teach about sexual orientatn and genr inty.

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“I am gay, ” Caseyro said. ”By the way:Hoe vot to regulate talk of sexual orientatn, genr inty Florida schoolsAnd:Lawmaker behd Florida 'Don't Say Gay' bill yanks amendment requirg schools to out stuntsHe highlighted Sarasota’s human rights ordance, a vote to ban nversn therapy, and the fight to light the Rglg Bridge LGBTQ pri lors last year durg pri month as a bean for the cy’s stance on equal rights. It will be the rult of this state-sponsored homophobia.

Last week, the Jewish muny uned agast hate followg antisemetic acts that occurred this month at several lol Jennifer Sger was among the speakers at Sunday’s Say Gay rally. Kg’s dream for his own children and my dream for my child, and I dream of a day when a Black teenager n walk home om the store whout fear of beg murred, when a gay kid n e out to a tsted adult at school whout fear, and when a jewish kid n leave the hoe the morng whout fear of beg asslted by hatred.