When did the dont say gay bill pass
Florida lawmakers pass 'Don't State Gay' bill
BBC News, Washington
Florida's Senate has passed a bill to exclude discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools.
Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to autograph 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 teaching issues.
Activists have dubbed it the Don't Say Queer 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 university districts to avoid LGBT topics "when not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students".
White House Push Secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday decried the passing of "hateful legislation targeting vulnerable students".
President Joe Biden and his administration are &q
Legislation sponsored by Tennessee senator Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) and recently passed in the state Senate would ban discussion of sexual orientation in grades K–8. The final version of the Senate bill requires instruction to be “limited exclusively to natural human reproductive science.”[1] The Senate put off the vote five times throughout April and May, thus feeding into the controversy over the issue.[2] The bill’s 19–10 victory in the Senate was certainly not without debate. However, despite passage of the legislation in the Senate, the measure will not be considered in the Residence this year.
Senate Bill 49, now recognizable nationally as the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, came as no surprise from Senator Campfield, who had proposed comparable legislation while serving in the Residence. Additionally, Senator Campfield has a record of sponsoring similarly conservative efforts, including denying birth certificates to children born to illegal immigrant mothers, issuing death certificates for aborted fetuses, and legalizing gun possession on college campuses.[3] None of these previous tries made it out of committee; in fact, a Campf
HB 354 - “Don’t Say Gay” Extension
Background: HB354 will expand the ban that was passed in 2022 by the Alabama state legislature. Existing legislation prevents classroom instruction on the topics of “sexual orientation or gender identity” “in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with articulate standards” to common school students in kindergarten to fifth grade. The brand-new law would prohibit all instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to eighth grade. For students in ninth through twelfth grade, direction would still be limited dependent on if the guide was deemed age or developmentally appropriate.
Our Position: We oppose HB354. The ACLU of Alabama supports allowing education on inclusive topics like sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. The Don’t Say Gay bill in Alabama schools already prevents the education on and acceptance of LGBTQ students in classrooms. Expanding this prohibit from fifth grade to eighth grade and limiting the discussion of the topic in all Alabama schools walks back education in a state where there is already significant educational desire. This
BREAKING: Florida House of Representatives Passes “Don’t State 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 Residence 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 rule, the bill would stop 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 State 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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Impact of HB 1557 (Florida’s Don’t Tell Gay Bill) on LGBTQ+ Parents in Florida
Executive Summary
On Pride 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 product in restricted or nonexistent education about the existence of diverse sexual and gender identities, but it will product in a chilly or hostile institution 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 stare 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