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TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-23-22) — Florida State Rep. Joe Harding (R) withdrew his proposed amendment to Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill that would have forced teachers to out LGBT kids to their parents. Thanks to Democrats, the amendment was pulled but that didn't stop the condemnation for such an amendment from LGBTQ groups and President [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-21-22) — A new amendment introduced by Florida State Rep. Joe Harding (R) to Florida’s “Don't Say Gay” bill, would require teachers to inform parents of their child's sexual orientation within six weeks of learning the student isn't heterosexual. The CS/CS/HB 1557 Amendment filed Friday by the bill’s co-sponsor, state Rep. Joe [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-09-22) — After nationwide outrage, the Florida Senate Education Committee passed its controversial 'Don't Say Gay bill' late Tuesday along party lines. The bill would bar school districts from encouraging classroom discussion on sexual orientation or gender identity. The 'Parental Rights in Education Bill', commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" [...]
MIAMI, FL — (02-08-22) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his anti-LGBTQ campaign on Monday when he voiced his support for the GOP's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill. A piece of legislation that would prohibit the discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the state's primary schools. Asked by reporters at a Miami event Monday, [...]
WILTON MANORS, FL — (02-04-22) — LGBTQ activists, Florida LGBTQ and Heterosexual students and local leaders staged a massive protest against the GOP run state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill last Tuesday night. According to local media outs, at least 100 people gathered outside the Pride Center in Wilton Manors to rally against yet another anti-LGBTQ [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (01-23-22) — A Florida GOP House committee passed their latest anti-LGBT bill entitled, "Don't Say Gay" last Thursday. The anti-LGBT legislation passed last Thursday bans discussions of sexuality and gender identity in school classrooms. The passage drew immediate backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates who say the bill will effectively “erase” LGBTQ+ culture, history, [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (11-24-23) — Right wing anti-LGBT Republicans in Florida are moving to expand their 'Don't Say Gay' Law into Florida businesses. HB 599 put forth by Florida state Rep. Ryan Chamberlin, would bar state employees from using their preferred pronouns, and prohibit nonprofits from training employees on issues of gender and sexuality. Last [...]
BATON ROUGE, LA — (04-28-23) — Louisiana' right wing conservative state house is moving forward with its 'Don't Say Gay' bill that will cover grade K-12 throughout Louisiana public schools. State lawmakers advanced two proposals Wednesday that would prohibit the use of certain language when referring to LGBTQ+ Americans. House Bill 466, sponsored by right [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (04-19-23) — Florida' right wing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, expands his 'Don't Say Gay' agenda targeting the LGBTQ+ community by celebrating the passage of 3 anti-LGBTQ bills on Wednesday. DeSantis is celebrating his wins of a state board approving an expansion of his “Don’t Say Gay” law on Wednesday, and the state [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — (02-08-23) — Missouri lawmakers are once again moving forward with an anti-LGBTQ bill that would ban teachers from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation at any grade level, no matter the class subject. LGBTQ advocates are calling it more extreme than Florida' "Don't Say Gay" Law passed last year. The anti-LGBTQ [...]