6 reasons why “don’t say gay” bills are wrong.
Contents:
- THE BT GAY-FRIENDLY SCHOOLS
- AS FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW TAK EFFECT, SCHOOLS ROLL OUT LGBTQ RTRICTNS
THE BT GAY-FRIENDLY SCHOOLS
Three strategi elementary school teachers n e to foster a sense of cln for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer stunts. * gay in the school *
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AS FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW TAK EFFECT, SCHOOLS ROLL OUT LGBTQ RTRICTNS
The Florida Don't Say Gay law shows the opposg velopments ncerng LGBTQ tn U.S. schools. While some stat have been tablishg legal foundatns for LGBTQ curriculums recently, Florida is gog the oppose directn and more stat are expected to follow s example. * gay in the school *
But we n also dismantle ways of thkg that rerce the genr dichotomy and heteronormativy, and we mt create safe spac for children to explore their inti and empathize wh those who are different om 2017, the CDC timated that 8 percent of high school stunts intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer (LGBTQ). Kev Jenngs, founr of the Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutn Network, timat that one 10 tors the Uned Stat intifi as LGBTQ. Florida ernor Ron DeSantis signed the state’s much-discsed Parental Rights Edutn bill—much more equently lled the Don’t Say Gay bill—to law on Monday, makg the state the fifth the natn where tors and staff are explicly prohibed om discsg LGBTQ people and issu as part of curriculums public schools.
Other active Don’t Say Gay tn bills exist Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
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The prev s had, on the ntrary, seen the removal of several Don’t Say Gay statut ncerng public schools.
6 reasons why “don’t say gay” bills are wrong. * gay in the school *
Acrdg to The Hill, the state’s bill uld be jt the begng of a wave of new Don’t Say Gay legislatn for schools.
New wave of Don't Say Gay bills?