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Florida lawmakers pass 'Don't Exclaim Gay' bill
BBC News, Washington
Florida's Senate has passed a bill to forbid discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools.
Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to indicate the measure, which would bar teachers from training these topics to children under 10 years old.
Critics say the bill will isolate LGBT youth. Proponents say it is about empowering parents on awareness issues.
Activists have dubbed it the Don't Say Male lover bill. It is officially known as the Parental Rights in Education Bill.
The Republican-backed legislation passed on Tuesday.
It prohibits any instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity between kindergarten and third grade - when students are roughly between five and nine years old. It also calls on educational facility districts to avoid LGBT topics "when not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students".
White House Pressurize Secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday decried the passing of "hateful legislation targeting vulnerable students".
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BREAKING: Florida House of Representatives Passes “Don’t Utter Gay or Trans” Bill
by Delphine Luneau •
The Human Rights Campaign Urges the Florida State Senate to Oppose HB 1557/SB 1834; Second Anti-LGBTQ Bill to Pass the Dwelling Today
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Florida House of Representatives passed the “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill (HB 1557/SB 1834). If signed into regulation, the bill would avoid teachers from providing a safe, inclusive classroom for all. It would block teachers from talking about LGBTQ+ issues or people, further stigmatizing LGBTQ+ people and isolating LGBTQ+ kids. This bill would also undermine existing protections for LGBTQ+ students.
“LGBTQ+ people proudly exist across Florida, whether politicians approve or not — and we are part of America’s past, present and future. Refusing to acknowledge our existence doesn’t change any of that,” said Cathryn M. Oakley, State Legislative Director and Senior Counsel at the Human Rights Campaign. “The ‘Don't Express Gay or Trans’ bill is a politically motivated, shameful effort to assault and endanger LGBTQ+ students. The Florida Senate must vote this discriminatory piece of legislation down.”
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New Missouri bill takes 'Don't Say Gay' law even further
A new Missouri bill takes Florida's controversial Parental Rights in Education regulation, dubbed the "Don't Tell Gay" law, even further.
The bill says that "no nurse, counselor, teacher, main, contracted personnel, or other administrative official at a public or charter college shall discuss gender culture or sexual orientation with a minor student" unless they're a licensed mental health care provider and have a guardian's permission.
The Missouri bill goes further than the Florida regulation, which restricts classroom guide on sexual orientation or gender identity through kindergarten to grade 3, by not specifying an age group and explicitly barring discussions on these topics.
The bill has already earned backlash from LGBTQ rights organizations and allies. They say the bill has the potential to erase books or lessons about LGBTQ people from classrooms and marginalizes LGBTQ students and faculty.
"The recent 'Don't Say Gay' bill that passed in Florida was step one in erasing conversations about gender persona and sexual orientation within grade school curri
Florida Just Expanded the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law. Here’s What You Need to Know
The Florida board of education has voted to grow the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” commandment, banning classroom guide on gender self and sexual orientation to all grades.
Under the original Parental Rights in Knowledge law, which was signed into rule last year, order on gender culture and sexual orientation was banned for K-3 students, but teachers in grades 4-12 were allowed to offer this kind of manual if it was deemed developmentally appropriate. What developmentally appropriate means is up to the Florida department of learning to determine.
But under the expansion, which was proposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration last month and approved on Wednesday, all public school students will be banned from learning about these topics, unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health guide that students can opt out of.
“Educators in Florida are expected to tutor to the express academic standards. The topics of gender identity and sexual orientation have no place in the classroom unless required by law,” said Alex Lanfranconi, director of commu
Impact of HB 1557 (Florida’s Don’t Utter Gay Bill) on LGBTQ+ Parents in Florida
Executive Summary
On Parade 28, 2022, the Florida Legislature passed HB 1557, the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, also dubbed the Don’t Say Gay bill. This bill prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity before the 4th grade and requires such instruction to be “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate” thereafter. Many are concerned that the bill will not only fallout in restricted or nonexistent education about the existence of diverse sexual and gender identities, but it will product in a chilly or hostile academy climate for LGBTQ educators, students, and families because it suggests that something is wrong with LGBTQ identities. Based on surveys of 113 LGBTQ+ parents, this study represents a first observe at how HB 1557 is negatively affecting LGBTQ+ parent families in the state. Almost 9 out of 10 (88%) LGBTQ+ parents are very or somewhat concerned about the impact that HB 1557 will have on them and their children, with one in four reporting they have experienced anti-LGBTQ harassment since the law was passed and one in five reporting becoming less