More than a dozen stat propose so-lled 'Don't Say Gay' bills : NPR

Contents:

• FLORIDA JT PASSED THE "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS FOR KIDS
• GAY PASS
• LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?
• NONGAY
• NOT JT FLORIDA. MORE THAN A DOZEN STAT PROPOSE SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILLS

FLORIDA JT PASSED THE "DON'T SAY GAY" BILL. HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS FOR KIDS

The Florida Senate passed the ntroversial so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” bill on Tuday, sendg the Republin-backed legislatn banng LGBTQ stctn primary schools to Gov.

The proposed law, often referred to by crics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, bans public school districts om teachg about sexual orientatn or genr inty krgarten through the third gra, or “ a manner that is not age-appropriate or velopmentally appropriate for stunts”—language that crics say uld extend the ban to higher gra levels. ” Read more: Kid of the Year Falist Kai Shappley, 11, Tak on Lawmakers Her Fight for Trans Rights What impact uld the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill have?

GAY PASS

Shevr Jon, Florida’s first openly gay Florida state senator, who told the legislative body: “To those who thk you n legislate gay people away, I’m sorry. 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. Can someone give me the Gay Pass?

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The word “f*ggot” is a pejorative ed as a “term of abe and disparagement” agast gay men.

LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?

The ia is that gay men were lled “f**gots” bee they were burned at the stake, like sticks, as punishment. On the other hand, the thor of the piece also lls the term “the most offensive anti-gay slur history”. Let’s take, for example, a gay man that tak pri the queerns associated wh the f-slur and to lovgly refer to his gay iends.

When a homophobic person hurls the f-slur at him, the word no longer hurts.

However, bisexual people are oftentim lumped together wh gays and lbians and subjected to homophobic slurs all the time. This Twter er summed up bt: “Do you thk people stopped to ask if a man is gay/bi/pan before llg him a f*g?

NONGAY

No, if you’re a man that’s attracted to men you’ll be treated as though you’re gay regardls of whether you are or not.

However, biphobia has led many people, even LGBTQ+ people, to believe that bisexuals somehow have certa privileg over gays and lbians – advantag that people wrongfully assume shield bisexual people om persecutn and discrimatn, cludg beg lled certa slurs. Many bisexual people don’t feel like they belong the queer muny, spe there beg more bisexual people the world than gays, lbians, and trans people. Still, some argue that bisexuals reclaimg slurs that were hurled specifilly towards gay men or lbian women may actually ntribute to bi-erasure.

NOT JT FLORIDA. MORE THAN A DOZEN STAT PROPOSE SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILLS

The ia is that, if a bisexual person lls themselv “gay”, then allows other people to assume that bisexualy and homosexualy are terchangeable.

It n perpetuate myths that the bi muny has worked hard to bunk, such as the “bi now, gay later” myth that so often hnts bisexual men particular. On one hand, bisexuals share a lot of siar experienc wh gay and lbian people. On the other hand, the word is very particular to homosexualy, and s e by bisexual people uld lead to further bi-erasure and bi visibily – both and out of the muny.