Louisiana is the latt state to file s own 'Don’t Say Gay' bill for public schools | WWNO

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• LOUISIANA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE
• LOUISIANA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE
• LOUISIANA ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL ADVANC OUT OF MTEE
• ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE WOULD ‘ISOLATE’ LGBTQ STUNTS, CRIC SAYS
• LOUISIANA 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS ADVANC THE LEGISLATURE
• LOUISIANA 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL ADVANC OUT OF COMMTEE
• LOUISIANA IS THE LATT STATE TO FILE S OWN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• LOUISIANA LAWMAKERS REVIVE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
• LGBTQ COMMUNY OUTRAGED AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FILED LOUISIANA
• LOUISIANA LAWMAKERS KILL 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL RTRICTG GENR INTY DISCSN
• LOUISIANA IS THE LATT STATE TO FILE S OWN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• IN UNPRECENTED MOVE, LOUISIANA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL RURRECTED AFTER FAILG MTEE
• LOUISIANA 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL ADVANC OUT OF MTEE

LOUISIANA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE

Louisiana lawmakers also attempted to overturn two other ntroversial LGBTQ bills that Edwards vetoed; a “Don’t Say Gay” bill that broadly bars teachers om discsg genr inty and sexual orientatn public school classrooms; and a measure requirg public school teachers to e the pronouns and nam that align wh what stunts were assigned at birth. (AP) — As Republin-drafted legislatn that prohibs school employe om teachg sexual orientatn or genr inty the classroom mounts, Louisiana lawmakers advanced their own “Don’t Say Gay” bill legislative ssn season, nservativ across the untry have filed bills takg aim at nearly every facet of transgenr existence, om health re to athletics to bathroom accs. Louisiana’s bill is siar to legislatn that Florida passed last year, which crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

So far, at least three other stat — Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky — have enacted siar “Don’t Say Gay” laws. Addnally, they say would have a negative effect on teachers who fear beg penalized for mentng anythg related to homosexualy.

”Polil CartoonsLouisiana’s bill is siar to legislatn that Florida passed last year, which crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

LOUISIANA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE

As several reliably red stat adopt legislatn that prohibs school employe om teachg or discsg sexual orientatn and genr inty the classroom, Louisiana advanced s own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednday, April 26. As several reliably red stat adopt legislatn that prohibs school employe om teachg or discsg sexual orientatn and genr inty the classroom, Louisiana advanced s own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednday, April 26, 2023. (AP) — As several nservative stat adopt legislatn that prohibs school employe om teachg or discsg sexual orientatn and genr inty the classroom, Louisiana advanced s own “Don’t Say Gay” bill anti-LGBTQ+ measure was narrowly approved by a Republin-ntrolled Hoe mtee and heads to the full Hoe, where an emotnally charged bate over the culture war measure is all but guaranteed.

Last year, Florida beme the first state to pass what crics ll the “Don’t Say Gay” law. They also say creat a chillg effect on teachers who fear beg penalized for mentng anythg related to homosexualy. So far, three other stat — Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky — have enacted siar “Don’t Say Gay” laws.

LOUISIANA ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL ADVANC OUT OF MTEE

It follows siar efforts Florida and more than a dozen other stat referred to as “Don’t Say Gay” proposals. She also objected to labelg her proposal as as a “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “This is not a ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, ” Horton said.

‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE WOULD ‘ISOLATE’ LGBTQ STUNTS, CRIC SAYS

Louisiana’s legislatn, which already passed the Hoe and advanced om the Senate Commtee on Edutn to the GOP-domated Senate floor on Thursday, is siar to a law enacted Florida last year that crics dubbed, “Don't Say Gay.

At least three other stat — Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky — have enacted siar “Don’t Say Gay” laws.

LOUISIANA 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS ADVANC THE LEGISLATURE

“This is a hateful piece of legislatn, ” state Public Service Commissner Devante Lewis, Louisiana’s first openly gay elected state official, told the Republin-ntrolled Senate mtee. ”Last year, Florida beme the first state to pass what crics ll the “Don't Say Gay” law. Louisiana beme the latt state to file a Florida-style “Don’t Say Gay” bill when state Rep.

LOUISIANA 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL ADVANC OUT OF COMMTEE

” This uld mean elimatg books wh LGBTQ characters or removg people who intified as gay or lbian om history uld also mean barrg stunts wh gay parents om participatg class discsns when that rmatn is relevant. For example, clus a measure that allows parents to opt their children out of unselg and mental health servic and giv them the power to sue schools, at the district’s st, if they thk any part of the bill has been least four stat addn to Florida had troduced “Don’t Say Gay” bills as of mid-Febary, acrdg to The Hill.

LOUISIANA IS THE LATT STATE TO FILE S OWN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

A recent draft of the state’s revised standards asked stunts to analyze “the major ntributns and limatns placed on diverse groups” cludg “LGBT people, ” but that versn was later isn’t the first time stat have tried to pass legislatn rtrictg classroom discsn of genr and sexualy; rather 's jt a new least a half-dozen stat, cludg Louisiana, already have “no promo homo” laws place that lim how, or whether, teachers n talk about LGBTQ issu wh stunts.

“No sex tn urse offered the public schools of the state shall utilize any sexually-explic materials pictg male or female homosexual activy, ” the policy a statement Thursday, SarahJane Guidry, executive director of Fom for Equaly, said Horton’s bill was meant to “stigmatize LGBTQ people, isolate LGBTQ kids and make teachers fearful of providg safe, clive classrooms.

LOUISIANA LAWMAKERS REVIVE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

In an terview wh Louisiana Illumator reporter Julie O’Donoghue, Horton reportedly disagreed wh the bill’s scriptn as “Don’t Say Gay” legislatn, argug her motivatn was to protect children “om nversatns that are not age appropriate.

LGBTQ advot exprsed outrage after a Louisiana lawmaker troduced a so-lled "don't say gay" bill aimed at limg the discsn of sexual orientatn and genr inty Bill 837, filed by Republin state Reprentative Dodie Horton, would ban any discsns of sexual orientatn or genr inty krgarten through eighth-gra classrooms and prevent teachers and school employe om discsg their sexual orientatn or genr inty wh K-12th gra troductn of the legislatn two weeks after a siar bill passed the state Senate Florida. LGBTQ+ advot exprsed outrage after a so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” bill was filed the Louisiana state legislature.

"Another stupid 'don't say gay' time LA. In this one, ncern is that teachers will fluence kids to be gay.

LGBTQ COMMUNY OUTRAGED AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL FILED LOUISIANA

Yeah bee beg gay is a choice like cidg what to wear Please LA wh the celty. Another stupid "don't say gay" time LA.

Yeah bee beg gay is a choice like cidg what to wear ? Please LA wh the celty. ACLU of Louisiana's Advocy Director Chris Kaiser wrote a statement to Newsweek that the bill is "aimed at villaizg gay and transgenr people and effectively removg them om public life. He nounced "don't say gay" legislatn durg his State of the State addrs last week, acrdg to the Louisiana Illumator.

LOUISIANA LAWMAKERS KILL 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL RTRICTG GENR INTY DISCSN

Louisiana's versn of legislatn to bar classroom discsn of sexual orientatn or genr inty, scribed as a "Don't Say Gay" bill by opponents, was killed the Hoe Edutn Commtee Tuday.

"If they learn that this is taboo, they will learn to hate themselv, " said Mary Lee Montgomery, a sophomore at Tulane Universy. Another opponent who intified as gay said she was a victim of nstant bullyg school wh children hurlg slurs at her, eventually promptg her to "take a handful of pills" after she beme "reckls wh my life. Centers for Disease Control and half of rponnts who intified as lbian, gay or bisexual said they had serly thought about suici, while one four lbian, gay or bisexual youth reported attemptg , the agency found.

LOUISIANA IS THE LATT STATE TO FILE S OWN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

In an unual move, the Louisiana Hoe voted Tuday to revive a ntroversial bill that would ban public school teachers om discsg sexual orientatn and genr inty Florida-style “Don’t Say Gay” bill was rejected by the Hoe tn mtee last week a bipartisan 7-4 vote, and many assumed was ad for the legislative ssn. In an unual move, the Hoe vot 55-39 to hear Louisiana's versn of 'Don't say gay' bill to bar classroom discsn of sexual orientatn or genr inty on floor after was rejected by Hoe Ed Commtee last week. Louisiana lawmakers also attempted to overturn two other ntroversial LGBTQ+ bills that Edwards vetoed; a “ Don’t Say Gay ” bill that broadly bars teachers om discsg genr inty and sexual orientatn public school classrooms; and a measure requirg public school teachers to e the pronouns and nam that align wh what stunts were assigned at birth.

This year alone, more than 525 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were troduced 41 stat, acrdg to data llected by the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights anizatn. So far, three other stat — Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky — have enacted siar “Don’t Say Gay” bill that advanced 7-5 om a Louisiana Hoe mtee on Wednday would ban K-12 public school staff om teachg or discsg genr inty and sexual orientatn, cludg durg any extracurricular activy. Gabe Firment of Pollock to ban genr-affirmg healthre for mors, which n range om unselg to puberty blockers to hormon to surgery, although they will likely also tt Edwards' veto on Louisiana's versn of what crics ll the "Don't say gay" bill public schools.

"The legislatn, which crics have dubbed the state's "Don't Say Gay" bill, had been been killed last week a Hoe tn mtee bipartisan 7-4 vote. Officially tled the Parental Rights Edutn law, the untry's first so-lled "Don't Say Gay" bill origated Florida earlier this year and was signed to law March.

IN UNPRECENTED MOVE, LOUISIANA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL RURRECTED AFTER FAILG MTEE

Proponents of the Florida measure have ntend that giv parents more discretn over what their children learn school and say LGBTQ issu are not age appropriate for young crics have argued that the law uld stifle teachers and stunts om talkg about their inti or their lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer fay members.

LOUISIANA 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL ADVANC OUT OF MTEE