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Contents:

• HERE'S WHAT FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL WOULD DO AND WHAT WOULDN'T DO
• WHAT DO ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ ACTUALLY SAY?
• WHAT'S THE SO-LLED DON'T SAY GAY BILL THAT ULD IMPACT THE WHOLE UNTRY
• FACT-CHECKG 3 PROMENT CLAIMS ABOUT FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
• SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' L EXPAND THROUGH 12TH GRA FLORIDA
• RON “DON’T SAY GAY” DESANTIS’ 2024 MPAIGN NTU TO IMPLO & THE LATT BLUNRS PROVE
• ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ CORPORATE EDN: DESANTIS WANTS TO WAGE WAR AGAST BUD LIGHT
• STRICTLY LEGAL: SU OVER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FAILS
• DON'T SAY GAY
• WHAT THE BILL DUBBED ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BY CRICS ACTUALLY SAYS
• SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS THE 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW & HOW DO IT AFFECT YOU?
• ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: FLORIDA SENATE PASS LAW MARGALIZG LGBTQ+ PEOPLE
• OPPONENTS CALL IT THE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT SAYS.
• WHAT THE SCIENCE SAYS ABOUT ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ AND YOUNG PEOPLE
• DESANTIS-BACKED 'DONT SAY GAY' BILL SPARKS OUTRAGE
• FLORIDA'S ERNOR SIGNS NTROVERSIAL LAW OPPONENTS DUBBED 'DON'T SAY GAY'
• 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL BE LAW FLORIDA, BANNG SEXUAL ORIENTATN STCTN OM K-3
• FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW MAY SOUND VAGUE – BUT S PURPOSE IS CLEAR

HERE'S WHAT FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL WOULD DO AND WHAT WOULDN'T DO

But Florida’s Parental Rights Edutn act — which crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — has sudnly sparked a natnal war of recent weeks, lears of global rporatns, edorial boards of major newspapers and Hollywood actors have all weighed on the proposed legislatn, wh some llg “eply disturbg” and others “nonntroversial. ” Conversely, opponents say would unfairly target the LGBTQ muny — particularly gay and trans stunts — and is “pretendg to solve a problem that don’t exist. For starters, cricism that the “Don’t Say Gay” bill do not fact say “gay” anywhere s text is te.

WHAT DO ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ ACTUALLY SAY?

The bill, which passed Florida’s Senate last week and the state’s Hoe of Reprentativ Febary, do, however, nta the terms “sexual orientatn” and “genr inty, ” each legal experts say that whether the bill prohibs the word “gay” self is a “distractn. “The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ moniker is a moniker about a certa polil amg of this suatn.

”Beyond brandg, a re argument over the bill centers around whether would prohib the “stctn” or “discsn” of sexual bill’s sponsors have emphatilly stated that the bill would not prohib stunts om talkg about their LGBTQ fai or bar classroom discsns about LGBTQ history, cludg events like the 2016 adly attack on the Pulse nightclub, a gay club Orlando. Today, we have an analysis of a piece of tn legislatn Florida that crics have referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” we have news of our own: We’re makg some chang to the Edutn Briefg.

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

See below for Asenc-Rhe/Tampa Bay Tim, via Associated PrsA close read of ‘Don’t Say Gay’Gov.

FACT-CHECKG 3 PROMENT CLAIMS ABOUT FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

Ron DeSantis of Florida is expected to sign Hoe Bill 1557, a proposed law that supporters ll the “Parental Rights Edutn” bill and opponents refer to as the “Don’t Say Gay” lleague Dana Goldste has done a close readg of the bill self, which is about much more than gay rights. Sentence has earned the bill the “Don’t Say Gay” nickname:L 97-101: Classroom stctn by school personnel or third parti on sexual orientatn or genr inty may not occur krgarten through gra 3 or a manner that is not age appropriate or velopmentally appropriate for stunts acrdance wh state impact is clear enough: Instctn on genr and sexualy would be nstraed all gras. That uld disurage a teacher om speakg about gay fai wh the whole class, even if some stunts have gay bill also targets mental health and unselg servic — a place where stunts often have difficult nversatns about genr inty and sexualy, pecially if they stggle to talk about those nversatns at as Florida revis s school unselg standards, adopted 2010, which affirm genr and sexual diversy unselg.

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Florida Historic Capol Mm ont of the Florida State Capol March Tallahassee, Fla, prottg what opponents ll the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Hoe Republins have troduced legislatn that some crics are scribg as a natnal "Don't Say Gay" bill – spired by the ntroversial Florida law that bans stctn on genr inty and sexual orientatn krgarten through third gra class.

Crics of the measure dubbed the Florida law "Don't Say Gay" and argue that s tent is to margalize LGBTQ people and their fai. A feral 'Don't Say Gay or Trans' bill...

SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' L EXPAND THROUGH 12TH GRA FLORIDA

Activist Er Reed, who tracks anti-transgenr legislatn, argu that the parison to a "Don't Say Gay" bill mimiz the potential effects of this proposed legislatn. "Don't Say Gay/Trans was foced on 'classroom stctn' which was bad enough, " she wrote on Twter.

But crics nicknamed HB 1557 the “don’t say gay” bill, warng isn’t necsary and mak some stunts feel unsafe by sglg out LGBTQ material as dangero and appropriate. Dennis Baxley (R-Ola) the bill’s Senate sponsor who said he was addrsg “social engeerg” that uld rult more children intifyg as gay or transgenr. ” The guidance clus fns of terms related to sexual orientatn and genr inty — cludg gay, lbian and transgenr — that teachers are enuraged to e when applible.

RON “DON’T SAY GAY” DESANTIS’ 2024 MPAIGN NTU TO IMPLO & THE LATT BLUNRS PROVE

” The word ‘gay’ People on Facebook and Twter have said that Florida Republins want to ban the word “gay” school.

“GOP’s 2022 platform: Ban books, Ban abortn, Ban Black history, Ban transgenr teens, Ban sayg ‘gay’ and Ban votg, ” said Dean Obeidallah, a left-leang rad host and edian, on March 11. ’” On SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment, anchor Col Jost told st member Kate McKnon, who is gay, that the bill “means that you n’t acknowledge that ‘gay’ exists at all.

” McKnon then slammed the legislatn, sayg, “I am eply gay — sorry, eply ncerned. It jt seems like this is gog to make kids gay and trans — sorry, prsed and suicidal.

‘DON’T SAY GAY’ CORPORATE EDN: DESANTIS WANTS TO WAGE WAR AGAST BUD LIGHT

” The claims n largely be attributed to the legislatn’s “don’t say gay” nickname, ed by Equaly Florida.

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

The legislatn do not lerally prohib Floridians om sayg the word “gay, ” but do prohib “classroom discsn about sexual orientatn or genr inty. It looks like this le would make impossible to do much stctn at all, " Lra McGnis, of the LGBTQ advocy group PFLAG, prevly told ABC law was dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by crics for aimg to rtrict curriculum that clus history, lerature and more that touch on LGBTQ inti.

Even gay Republins such as Richard Grenell and Gee Santos nounced as homophobic. It is undoubtedly more bad news for Ron DeSantis, who has been at war wh Disney sce the rporatn cricized Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law last year.

And then on June 30, the last day of Pri Month, DeSantis released a bizarre homophobic ad that showed a mashup of clips, headl, and statement ma by Tmp support of the LGBTQ muny juxtaposed wh a mashup of DeSantis dog his bt to make himself look tough while attackg LGBTQ rights.

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. “Warng: Don’t take your dghter to see Barbie, ” the headle parents will wrongly believe Barbie is a kid-iendly film due to the film’s ti to the popular Barbie doll anchise, Moviegui film “fets s re dience of fai and children while terg to nostalgic adults and phg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr character stori, ” Moviegui add. Palm Beach County School Board electn:Karen Brill, Eri Whfield will returnPalm Beach County schools issue:LGBTQ guidance amid fears of so-lled 'Don't Say Gay' lawAs a rult, the district approved 15 tl — largely foced on racism and historic jtic — wh no rtrictns, cludg Kg's letter and Anne Frank’s diary.

'Nothg is beg banned' Many of the books that center on LGBTQ+ topics are now rtricted to gras four and above unr what crics dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

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

don't say gay (not parable). (US) Synonym of no promo homo. 'I am eply gay': Kate McKnon mocks Florida's ntroversial bill.

In their qut to bee the party of “parental rights, ” Republins Florida and other stat are attemptg to muzzle discsn of gay and civil rights school. Ron DeSantis signed – tled “Parental Rights Edutn” – has been dubbed by crics the “Don’t Say Gay” bill bee seeks to ban discsn of genr and sexualy issu wh younger stunts.

SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS THE 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW & HOW DO IT AFFECT YOU?

What has been dubbed by crics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill was the subject of an tense opposn mpaign. Earlier this month, DeSantis grew agated at the Florida Strawberry Ftival when a reporter asked him about the phrase – “Don’t Say Gay” – that crics have applied to the bill. MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - You may be wonrg why the Sunshe State has e unr tense natnal scty over legislatn that crics have dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law.

In that ve, they have labeled the measure the "Don't Say Gay" bill. The Republin-domated Florida legislature passed a bill on Tuday which would forbid stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty krgarten through third gra, rejectg a wave of cricism om Democrats that margaliz LGBTQ+ proposal, which opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, now mov to the sk of the Republin ernor, Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign to s ceptn, the measure has drawn tense opposn om LGBTQ+ advot, stunts, Democrats, the Whe Hoe and the entertament dtry, amid creased attentn on Florida as Republins ph culture war legislatn and DeSantis ascends the GOP as a potential printial ndidate. Dozens of stunts and advot flood mtee rooms durg the early stag of the bill procs and then packed the halls of the legislature as moved toward fal passage, often wh chants of “We say gay!

‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: FLORIDA SENATE PASS LAW MARGALIZG LGBTQ+ PEOPLE

DeSantis has chafed at llg the proposal the “Don’t Say Gay” bill bee he said would apply to stctn on any genr inty or sexual orientatn. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTOpponents Call It the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill. Ron DeSantis of Florida is expected to sign Hoe Bill 1557, which supporters ll the “Parental Rights Edutn” bill, but that opponents refer to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

” Meanwhile, many nservativ have argued that the bill is limed spe and has been misterpreted by s of that has obscured the text of the bill self, which is plex — if at tim vague — and is about much more than gay rights.

Instctn on genr and sexualy would be nstraed all 97-101: Classroom stctn by school personnel or third parti on sexual orientatn or genr inty may not occur krgarten through gra 3 or a manner that is not age appropriate or velopmentally appropriate for stunts acrdance wh state is the sentence that has earned the bill the “Don’t Say Gay” language is vague and subject to terpretatn. No “classroom discsn” is a broad phrase, and uld mean that teachers wh a stunt wh gay parents should not talk about those fai wh the entire class. ” More about Dana GoldsteA versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 13 of the New York edn wh the headle: Crics Call It the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill.

OPPONENTS CALL IT THE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT SAYS.

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTGut EssayHigh school stunts Tampa, Fla., prottg the “Don’t Say Gay” law last Jon/RtersNathaniel FrankDr.

WHAT THE SCIENCE SAYS ABOUT ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Now the “Don’t Say Gay” law will also apply to stunts gras four to the law might appear to be jt about allowg parents a say their children’s tn — now up to high school graduatn — s breadth and vaguens have a chillg effect on what stunts and teachers thk they n say about sexual orientatn and genr inty.

Gag le: the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that banned ary members om sayg they were gay.

As wh “Don’t Say Gay” laws, proponents of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” promised to protect the rights, privacy and digny of people on all sis of the ght bate around sexualy. Sce 2021, versns of the “Don’t Say Gay” law have been troduced 24 state legislatur. ” They found that the policy hamstng lears by forcg them to choose between followg the law and fully tendg to their subordat, ma harr for gay service members to obta psychologil re and unrmed stutnal tst by forcg troops to lie to one speech rtrictns that don’t directly ban g out are sure to reproduce this rrosive dynamic by impedg the sort of ee and thentic exchang between stunts and teachers that are val to cultivatg tstg relatnships and hive learng, one of the reasons “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was so harmful was that penalizg exprsn — through direct or direct prsure to self-police how one appears to others — harms both personal health and social hn.

DESANTIS-BACKED 'DONT SAY GAY' BILL SPARKS OUTRAGE

” Yet “Don’t Say Gay” laws threaten the future of the clubs and support groups that often serve as the only safe spac for stunts to e out. Stunts who experienced hostily and anti-gay victimizatn “reported higher levels of substance e, suicidaly and sexual risk behavrs.

FLORIDA'S ERNOR SIGNS NTROVERSIAL LAW OPPONENTS DUBBED 'DON'T SAY GAY'

High school stunts 34 Oregon unti and found that suici attempts were “20 percent greater unsupportive environments pared to supportive environments, ” stark evince of the difference ma by gay-iendly genr inty and exprsn have bee ground zero of the culture wars, transgenr and genr-nonnformg youth have experienced particularly hostile climat, evinced by outright bans on transn-related health re. A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 21 of the New York edn wh the headle: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Will Harm Young People. A Florida bill that would lim classroom discsns on sexual orientatn and genr inty and enurage parents to sue schools or teachers that engage the topics ntu to move through the state Hoe and 's beg lled a "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBTQ advot, who fear that if this bill is signed to law, uld act as a plete ban on the lsons on LGBTQ opprsn, history and discsns about LGBTQ amendment to the bill was proposed Friday that also would require school officials to disclose a stunt's sexual or genr inty to their parents wh six weeks of fdg out about the stunt's inty.

'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL BE LAW FLORIDA, BANNG SEXUAL ORIENTATN STCTN OM K-3

Ron DeSantis and the state legislature for the efforts last month a Twter advocy anizatns say the bills are remiscent of the “no promo homo” laws of the 1990s that barred tors om discsg queer topics schools, but wh an add mandate on parent and fay volvement.

The bill, which some opponents have lled "Don't Say Gay, " was signed by DeSantis on Monday. The "Don't Say Gay" moniker om crics of the measure who blast this ia and sist this policy will hurt LGBTQ children.

FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW MAY SOUND VAGUE – BUT S PURPOSE IS CLEAR

"Florida's HB 1557, also known as the 'Don't Say Gay' bill, should never have passed and should never have been signed to law, " the statement read. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that forbids stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty krgarten through Gra 3, a policy that has drawn tense natnal scty om crics who argue margaliz LGBTQ legislatn has phed Florida and DeSantis, an ascendg Republin and potential 2024 printial ndidate, to the foreont of the untry's culture wars, wh LGBTQ advot, stunts, Democrats, the entertament dtry and the Whe Hoe nouncg what crics have lled the "Don't Say Gay" bill.

Florida stunts staged walkouts and packed to mtee rooms and statehoe halls to prott the measure, often wh boomg chants of "We say gay!

"Throughout bate the Republin-ntrolled statehoe, Democrats have said the bill's language — particularly the phras "classroom stctn" and "age appropriate" — uld be terpreted so broadly that discsn any gra uld trigger lawsus and create a classroom atmosphere where teachers would avoid the subjects Disney workers walk off the job over pany's rponse to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill"The bill's tentnally vague language leav teachers aaid to talk to their stunts and opens up school districts to stly and ivolo ligatn om those seekg to exclu LGBTQ people om any gra level, " said state Rep. Smh, a Democrat who is gay.