Anti-LGBTQ+ Missouri Lawmaker Challenged on Her 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

Contents:

• NEW MISSOURI BILL TAK 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW EVEN FURTHER
• MISSOURI PROPOSAL GO FURTHER THAN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL
• MISSOURI SENATE BAT ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL BANNG TALK OF SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR SCHOOLS
• MISSOURI BILL AIMS TO OUTDO FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BY BANNG SCHOOL STAFF OM DISCSG SEXUAL ORIENTATN WH STUNTS
• MISSOURI PROPOSAL GO FARTHER THAN 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL
• MISSOURI'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL IS EVEN WORSE THAN FLORIDA'S
• ANTI-LGBTQ+ MISSOURI LAWMAKER CHALLENGED ON HER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL
• MISSOURI JT PASSED A NEW ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL, AND ’S THE HARSHT YET
• MISSOURI 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL PASS SENATE MTEE, MORE LEGISLATURE UPDAT THIS WEEK
• MISSOURI REPUBLINS CONSIR “DON’T SAY GAY” BILL THAT’S WORSE THAN FLORIDA’S
• MISSOURI PROPOSAL GO FARTHER THAN ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
• MISSOURI SENATE COMMTEE TO HEAR “DON’T SAY GAY” BILL
• MISSOURI 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL: GOP SPONSORS WARY OF 'HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA' (UPDATE)

NEW MISSOURI BILL TAK 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW EVEN FURTHER

Febary 8, 2023, 1:09 PMA new Missouri bill tak Florida's ntroversial Parental Rights Edutn law, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law, even bill says that "no nurse, unselor, teacher, prcipal, ntracted personnel, or other admistrative official at a public or charter school shall discs genr inty or sexual orientatn wh a mor stunt" unls they're a licensed mental health re provir and have a guardian's Missouri bill go further than the Florida law, which rtricts classroom stctn on sexual orientatn or genr inty through krgarten to gra 3, by not specifyg an age group and explicly barrg discsns on the bill has already earned backlash om LGBTQ rights anizatns and alli. "The recent 'Don't Say Gay' bill that passed Florida was step one erasg nversatns about genr inty and sexual orientatn wh gra school curriculum, " PROMO Missouri, an LGBTQ+ advocy group, said a statement. Lieb/AP, FILEMoon's office did not immediately rpond to ABC News' requt for said the bill is "hopg to not spur the nversatns, or jt stay away om altogether" and he is "hopeful" won't terfere wh ntent about history, social studi and other subjects, acrdg to the Sprgfield News-LearSome school districts Florida have removed books and changed curriculums the wake of the so-lled "Don't Say Gay" law, as well as the "Stop WOKE" law that rtricts certa race-related Missouri bill cis wh the troductn of another bill om Moon that would ban transgenr girls om participatg girl's sports and would cut fundg to any school that allows .

K-12 public school teachers and unselors would be largely outlawed om talkg about LGBTQ people unr a Missouri proposal more rtrictive than what crics ll Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay ” law.

MISSOURI PROPOSAL GO FURTHER THAN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL

“The bill follows the lead of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill but do so wh broar impact and implitns than any bill beg nsired the natn, ” said Katy Erker-Lynch, executive director of the LGBTQ state advocy group Carola senators approved legislatn Tuday to prohib stctn about sexualy and genr inty K-4 public school class. Razer said would prohib teachers his Kansas Cy legislative district om lettg stunts know that he is Missouri’s only openly gay state senator.

Mike Moon was adamant Tuday that his bill to prohib teachers om talkg about sexual orientatn or genr inty is not a “don’t say gay” to Sen.

Greg Razer, a Kansas Cy Democrat and the chamber’s only openly gay member, the label Moon chose for his bill didn’t matter. Florida’s so-lled “don’t say gay” law rtricts classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty gras K-3 that go beyond what the law f as “velopmentally appropriate.

MISSOURI SENATE BAT ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL BANNG TALK OF SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR SCHOOLS

”Razer argued that LGBTQ stunts are the vulnerable children legislators should be passnate for, and he harkened back to his upbrgg as a gay child a small Missouri town. It go further than Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, troduced last year. A new bill beg nsired Missouri would rtricts how schools n talk to stunts about LGBTQ issu and would go further than Florida's ntroversial "Don't Say Gay" bill, sponsored by Republin State Sen.

Mike Moon, would prohib any school nurse, unselor, teacher, prcipal, or other member of staff at a public or charter school om talkg about genr inty or sexual orientatn wh a stunt unls they are a licensed mental health provir and have permissn om the stunts' bill is siar to Florida's Parental Rights Edutn Act, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by crics.

MISSOURI BILL AIMS TO OUTDO FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BY BANNG SCHOOL STAFF OM DISCSG SEXUAL ORIENTATN WH STUNTS

"It's a book ban, a curriculum ban and enurag an environment of bullyg, " she Greg Razer, a Kansas Cy Democrat who is gay, lled the bill "the most disrpectful bill I've ever seen my seven years this buildg, " acrdg to the Missouri ma the ments as the bill was troduced to Missouri's Edutn and Workforce Development Commtee on Tuday, where was bated but not voted said at the the hearg that he only meant to ban talkg about LGBTQ relatnships, acrdg to the Missouri Inpennt. (AP) — K-12 public school teachers and unselors would be largely outlawed om talkg about LGBTQ people unr a Missouri proposal more rtrictive than what crics ll Florida's “ Don't Say Gay ” law. “The bill follows the lead of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill but do so wh broar impact and implitns than any bill beg nsired the natn, " said Katy Erker-Lynch, executive director of the LGBTQ state advocy group Promo.

Razer said would prohib teachers his Kansas Cy legislative district om lettg stunts know that he is Missouri's only openly gay state senator. Any public or charter school staff member would be prohibed om discsg genr inty or sexual orientatn unls they are a mental health profsnal and have parental nsent if the bill Missouri bill is more rtrictive than Florida’s “don’t say gay” law passed last year. Siarly to homophobia and transphobia anti-LGBTQ+ legislatn, crics argue that the bills are steeped racism sce they erase the Black experience and whewash history.

MISSOURI PROPOSAL GO FARTHER THAN 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL

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MISSOURI'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL IS EVEN WORSE THAN FLORIDA'S

The Missouri state reprentative behd a “don’t say gay” bill is talkg about the need to keep personal beliefs out of schools, even though her legislatn clearly reflects her beliefs. Ann Kelley said Wednday durg a mtee hearg on the Hoe versn of the bill, the Columbia ’s Hoe Bill 634 would prohib stctn about sexual orientatn and genr inty public and charter schools all the way through 12th gra, makg more extreme than the “don’t say gay” law adopted Florida last year, which bans this stctn gras K-3 and requir that be “age-appropriate” after. Phil Christofanelli, a gay Republin, who wonred if would prevent teachers om statg that Gee and Martha Washgton were married — heterosexualy beg a sexual orientatn too, after all.

Ian Mackey, a gay man and former prchool teacher, queried Kelley as to whether her bill would mean he uldn’t mentn his hband to stunts. “They did know I was gay, ” Mackey replied.

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ANTI-LGBTQ+ MISSOURI LAWMAKER CHALLENGED ON HER 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL

Missouri is amongst several other stat recently proposg a bill remiscent of what crics ll “Don’t Say Gay” bill, followg the lead of Florida, who signed to law March of last year.

MISSOURI JT PASSED A NEW ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL, AND ’S THE HARSHT YET

Regardg other nsequenc of the bill, Jtice Horn fds the potential banng of Gay-Straight/Genrs & Sexuali Alliance (GSA) clubs schools bee of SB134 to be alarmg. Mike Moon of Ash Grove and Jill Carter of Jopl jog Democrats votg mtee pass 'Don't Say Gay' bill, another weighs trans health re rtrictnsLegislatn aimed at LGBTQ+ youth remas a foc for another week Senate Tuday morng, the tn mtee passed Senate Bill 134 — legislatn that would prevent school staff, cludg teachers, nurs and unselors, om discsg genr inty or sexual orientatn wh stunts unls they're a mental health provir.

Opponents and LGBTQ+ advot have lled the proposal "the most extreme 'Don't Say Gay' bill" the Republin, Sen. A Republin-sponsored bill the Missouri state legislature would forbid teachers, admistrators and staff om discsg LGBTQ topics schools, enforcg rtrictns that go far beyond the famo “Don’t Say Gay” law Florida.

MISSOURI 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL PASS SENATE MTEE, MORE LEGISLATURE UPDAT THIS WEEK

“The bill follows the lead of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill but do so wh broar impact and implitns than any bill beg nsired the natn, ” said Katy Erker-Lynch, executive director of the LGBTQ state advocy group PROMO.

It do allow such discsns if the employee is a licensed mental health provir and prr parental permissn is legislatn has drawn parisons to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which prohibs classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr Erker-Lynch, executive director of PROMO, an LGBTQ advocy group, said this legislatn is broar than Florida’s. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, said his legislatn isn’t a “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Missouri lawmakers fd Wednday, March 1, 2023, over a bill that go farther than what crics have dubbed as Florida’s so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” law. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers argued Wednday over a bill that would ban most LGBTQ tn subjects for all gras the state’s public proposal is moled after a Florida tn law passed last year, touted by supporters as protectg “parent’s rights” and dubbed by opponents as a “ Don’t Say Gay ” Missouri bill bated a state Hoe mtee hearg would ban K-12 public school staff om teachg about genr inty and sexual orientatn.

MISSOURI REPUBLINS CONSIR “DON’T SAY GAY” BILL THAT’S WORSE THAN FLORIDA’S

Ian Mackey, a former teacher who is openly gay, asked Kelley if him “beg gay the classroom” and not hidg that om stunts would be limed unr her bill. “They did know I was gay, ” Mackey said.

(AP) — K-12 public school teachers and unselors would be largely outlawed om talkg about LGBTQ people unr a Missouri proposal more rtrictive than what crics ll Florida’s “ Don’t Say Gay ” law. “The bill follows the lead of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill but do so wh broar impact and implitns than any bill beg nsired the natn, ” said Katy Erker-Lynch, executive director of the LGBTQ state advocy group Promo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Senate Commtee will be hearg what is lled the most extreme “Don’t Say Gay” bill to date the Uned Tuday, Febary 7, the Missouri Senate Edutn and Workforce Commtee will be havg a public hearg at 8:15 a.

MISSOURI PROPOSAL GO FARTHER THAN ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL

” Acrdg to PROMO, Missouri’s LGBTQ+ public policy and advocy anizatn, this will be the most extreme “Don’t Say Gay’' bill to date the U. “The recent ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill that passed Florida was step one erasg nversatns about genr inty and sexual orientatn wh gra school curriculum.

Both percentag bee of the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill that passed last March. Republin lawmakers Missouri are fendg their ntroversial bill to ban the teachg of sexual orientatn schools as a way to prevent stunts om learng about the "homosexual agenda, " the "heterosexual agenda" and btialy. A group of 20 Republin state reprentativ troduced the so-lled "don't say gay" bill last week to prevent the teachg of sexual orientatn public schools, wh the exceptn of class relatg to human reproductn.

I know there are a lot of parents that do not want the homosexual agenda tght the schools.

MISSOURI SENATE COMMTEE TO HEAR “DON’T SAY GAY” BILL

"Koenig said he has heard of what he lled a "homosexual agenda" beg tght elementary school, but when qutned, said he did not know of specific cints "off the top of my head.

"You have heterosexuals phg an agenda, and you have homosexuals phg an agenda. "I have iends who are homosexual. Steve Cookson released a statement Tuday morng explag his sponsorship of the "don't say gay" bill and why he do not view as discrimatory.

MISSOURI 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL: GOP SPONSORS WARY OF 'HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA' (UPDATE)