At least 20 stat have troduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year. But a handful of stat, versns of the legislatn have existed for s.
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- ALABAMA ERNOR SIGNS 'DON'T SAY GAY,' TRANS RE AND BATHROOM BAN BILLS
- IVEY SIGNS BILL TO UPDATE ALABAMA SEX TN, REMOVE ANTI-GAY LANGUAGE
- ALABAMA LEGISLATURE PASS SURPRISE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ AMENDMENT, TRANSGENR BATHROOM RTRICTNS
- IN SOME STAT, VERSNS OF ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILLS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE
ALABAMA ERNOR SIGNS 'DON'T SAY GAY,' TRANS RE AND BATHROOM BAN BILLS
The language mirrors the ntroversial so-lled "Don't Say Gay" bills poppg up across the took issue wh that characterizatn, sayg a statement, "Let me be clear to the media and opponents who like to rrectly dub this the 'Don't Say Gay' amendment: That is misleadg, false and jt pla wrong. That legislatn also clud a modified versn of Florida’s so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” law, which went further than the origal by banng all “classroom discsn” of sexual orientatn or genr inty gras K-5. ” Meanwhile, Katie and her mother are weighg whether to take her out of her sophomore year of high school and away om the rt of their fay.
Alabama’s Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill that will update the US state’s sexualy tn law, removg accurate and stigmatizg language about lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people. Prevly, Alabama state law required that sexualy tn emphasize “that homosexualy is not a liftyle acceptable to the general public” and “homosexual nduct is a crimal offense unr the laws of the state. Related: DeSantis’s prs secretary says anyone who oppos Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill is a pedophile.
IVEY SIGNS BILL TO UPDATE ALABAMA SEX TN, REMOVE ANTI-GAY LANGUAGE
One of the laws takg effect today is Florida’s famo HB 1557, monly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill for s ban on any mentn of LGBTQ issu, people, or history krgarten through third gra. Another bill, which requir K-12 stunts to e bathrooms signated for their blogil sex, clud a last-hour amendment Thursday crics have pared to siar legislatn Florida dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE PASS SURPRISE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ AMENDMENT, TRANSGENR BATHROOM RTRICTNS
Opponents of the measure nmned s passage, wh the ACLU of Alabama sayg, “It also vok legislatn siar to Florida’s ntroversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill by banng classroom stctn or discsn of genr inty public elementary schools. “Let me be clear to the media and opponents who like to rrectly dub this the “Don’t Say Gay” amendment: That is misleadg, false and jt pla wrong, ” Ivery said. Jt as stat followed Florida’s bill that opponents labeled “Don’t Say Gay” — which rtricts -school discsns about sexual orientatn or genr inty — several joed Tennsee proposg bills that would ban drag performanc.
IN SOME STAT, VERSNS OF ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILLS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE
The new state law, which go to effect July 1, remov the requirement that tors teach that homosexualy isn’t an acceptable liftyle and that beg a homosexual is a crimal offense the state. Lra Hall (D), who said that she downplayed the removal of the nmnatn of homosexualy to foc on makg the bill age-appropriate and accurate for the sexual tn curriculum. Homosexualy.
Kay Ivey signed to law Hoe Bill 322, lloquially dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, rtrictg public school teachers om discsg LGBTQ+ history or people public elementary schools. At least 20 stat have troduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year, which have ma wav around the untry.