Ron DeSantis' Anti-LGBTQ+ Strategy Marches On In Florida
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ron DeSantis' Anti-LGBTQ+ Strategy Marches On In Florida

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Florida Gov. He’s going to have all of his volatility and hostility and whatever motivates him just to laser focus back on Florida.’” The last year of campaigning has offered a window into what the future might look like for queer and trans Americans, as a record-breaking number of bills to restrict their access to public spaces and services have been filed in Florida and in statehouses across the country. Chriss herself spent much of last year sounding the alarms about DeSantis stocking the state agencies that regulate health care with officials that were sympathetic to his anti-trans agenda: DeSantis’ appointments made Florida’s state boards of medicine the first to ban trans health care for youth at the end of 2022, which helped grease the wheels for a similar ban to pass in the state’s legislature last spring. But now, over the last year of DeSantis’ crusade against LGBTQ+ people and people of color, Chriss said she is the busiest she has ever been, missing holidays and time with family as she prepares for numerous federal challenges to the state’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, alongside other national legal groups. “We’re seeing exactly what the state intended, which was to put vague, ambiguous laws with undefined terms with these scary penalties.” Even without arrests, in practice many of Chriss’ clients who are trans kids often forgo eating or drinking before school so they don’t have to use the bathroom, where they might be harassed or policed.

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Florida Official Says Ron DeSantis Behind Threats Over Pro-Choice Ads
2 months ago

Florida Official Says Ron DeSantis Behind Threats Over Pro-Choice Ads

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The general counsel for Florida’s Department of Health, John Wilson, resigned earlier this month — and new court records show it was because he was uncomfortable sending threats on behalf of Gov. “These current stories all look past the core issue — the ads are unequivocally false and put the lives and health of pregnant women at …

Federal Judge Shoots Down Ron DeSantis’ War Against Free Speech
2 months ago

Federal Judge Shoots Down Ron DeSantis’ War Against Free Speech

Slate  

Ron DeSantis, a Republican, is using every conceivable tool at his disposal to maintain his state’s six-week abortion ban. Dahlia Lithwick: Last time we checked in on Amendment 4, Ron DeSantis’ Department of Health was threatening criminal penalties for TV stations that aired a factually true pro-choice ad, claiming it was false and dangerous. Thankfully, the lawsuit got assigned to …

'It's the First Amendment, stupid': Federal court smacks down Ron DeSantis
2 months ago

'It's the First Amendment, stupid': Federal court smacks down Ron DeSantis

Raw Story  

A federal court issued an order blocking Florida state officials and in particular Gov. Ron DeSantis' health secretary Joseph Ladapo, from threatening TV stations over ads in support of Amendment 4, the constitutional ballot referendum that seeks to repeal Florida's near-total abortion ban, reported constitutional attorney Adam Steinbaugh. DeSantis' administration sent letters to TV stations threatening to prosecute their employees …

Ron DeSantis administration faces lawsuit over ‘coercive threats’ to derail Florida’s abortion rights campaign
2 months, 1 week ago

Ron DeSantis administration faces lawsuit over ‘coercive threats’ to derail Florida’s abortion rights campaign

The Independent  

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Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads
54 years, 11 months ago

Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads

Slate  

Ron DeSantis’ administration is threatening TV stations that air ads in support of an abortion rights ballot initiative with criminal penalties, including jail time. The Florida Department of Health claimed that airing the “Caroline” ad may violate the state’s ban on a “nuisance injurious to health,” a second-degree misdemeanor. Related From Slate The Giant Threat Lurking Behind Florida’s November Abortion …

DeSantis threatens local TV stations for airing abortion rights campaign ads
2 months, 2 weeks ago

DeSantis threatens local TV stations for airing abortion rights campaign ads

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amendment 4 is gonna protect women like me.” …

Providers halt services after court allows Florida to enforce ban on transgender care for minors
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Providers halt services after court allows Florida to enforce ban on transgender care for minors

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Advocates say transgender patients are facing barriers to “potentially life-saving health care” after a federal appeals court ruled that a Florida law banning gender-affirming care can be enforced while a legal challenge plays out. Jon Harris Maurer, the public policy director for LGBTQ+ rights group Equality Florida, characterized the law as government intrusion into “vital health care”. …

Florida's Official Tourism Website Quietly Scrubs 'LGBTQ Travel' Page
4 months ago

Florida's Official Tourism Website Quietly Scrubs 'LGBTQ Travel' Page

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Florida’s official tourism website has quietly scrubbed a page promoting local LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations, in what has been widely interpreted as another in a long series of steps meant to intimidate, persecute and marginalize the LGBTQ+ community under the state’s conservative governor, Ron DeSantis. VisitFlorida.com’s “LGBTQ Travel” section ― which featured links to the state’s “top 10 …

'Huge win in Florida' as judge strikes down gender-affirming care ban
6 months, 1 week ago

'Huge win in Florida' as judge strikes down gender-affirming care ban

Raw Story  

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that key sections of Florida's ban on gender-affirming healthcare for minors—which also limits adults seeking such care—are unconstitutional and that the Republican state lawmakers and GOP Gov. "The state of Florida can regulate as needed but cannot flatly deny transgender individuals safe and effective medical treatment—treatment with medications routinely provided to others with the …

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge
6 months, 1 week ago

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming care for transgender minors and severely restricted such treatment for adults, calling the statute unconstitutional. Senior Judge Robert Hinkle said the state went too far when it barred transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments with their parents’ permission. …

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender youth is thrown out by a federal judge
6 months, 1 week ago

A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender youth is thrown out by a federal judge

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis, speaking in January, signed the transgender care restrictions last year as he was gearing up for his presidential campaign, which was based largely on such culture wars. “I’m so relieved the court saw there is no medical basis for this law — it was passed just to target transgender people like me and try to push us out …

What happens when trans patients run out of testosterone in Florida?
1 year, 3 months ago

What happens when trans patients run out of testosterone in Florida?

Slate  

If he isn’t able to refill his testosterone prescription in the next two weeks, Vash Addams tells me, he’s worried that he’s going to be forced to break the law. It’s made a lot of things really difficult.” Countless other trans Floridians are similarly finding themselves with few good options now that SB 254 has decimated access to gender-affirming medical …

Column: In blow to anti-trans bigots, judge finds Florida’s treatment ban unconstitutional
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: In blow to anti-trans bigots, judge finds Florida’s treatment ban unconstitutional

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis’ initatives restricting free speech, abortion and healthcare for transgender residents keep getting challenged in court — and often losing. “For many years, Florida’s Medicaid system paid for medically necessary treatments for gender dysphoria,” Judge Robert L. Hinkle wrote on June 21. The Medicaid agency ruling was followed by legislation prohibiting the use of state funds, including Medicaid, for …

Federal judge strikes down Florida’s ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment
1 year, 6 months ago

Federal judge strikes down Florida’s ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. He said a Florida health code rule and a new state law violated federal laws on Medicaid, equal protection and the Affordable Care Act’s prohibition of sex discrimination. The judge said Florida had chosen to block payment for some treatments “for political reasons” using a …

US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’
1 year, 6 months ago

US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, saying in a Tuesday ruling that gender identity is real and the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment. Simone Chriss, a lawyer for Southern Legal Counsel representing the parents, …

Federal judge blocks DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for Florida trans youth: ‘Gender identity is real’
1 year, 6 months ago

Federal judge blocks DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for Florida trans youth: ‘Gender identity is real’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The ruling from US District Court Judge Robert …

Transgender adults in Florida are blindsided that a new law also limits their access to health care
1 year, 6 months ago

Transgender adults in Florida are blindsided that a new law also limits their access to health care

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Debate surrounding Florida’s new restrictions on gender-affirming care focused largely on transgender children. 58fbc000ce804bee9af2d56b64bae6b5 The new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors also mandates that adult patients seeking trans health care sign an informed consent form. “For trans adults, it’s devastating,” said Kate Steinle, chief clinical officer at FOLX Health, which provides gender-affirming care to trans …

Transgender adults in Florida ‘blindsided’ that new law also limits their access to healthcare
1 year, 6 months ago

Transgender adults in Florida ‘blindsided’ that new law also limits their access to healthcare

LA Times  

Eli cuddles his dog at his home in Casselberry, Fla. Eli and his fiance, Lucas, both transgender men, plan to move to Minnesota with their dog and two cats later this year. The new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors also mandates that adult patients seeking trans healthcare sign an informed consent form. “For trans adults, it’s devastating,” said …

LGBT+ people are fleeing Florida in ‘mass migration’ over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
1 year, 6 months ago

LGBT+ people are fleeing Florida in ‘mass migration’ over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anti-LGBT+ laws put in place by Florida Governor and presidential …

‘Florida blueprint’: Key right-wing bills signed by Ron DeSantis
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Florida blueprint’: Key right-wing bills signed by Ron DeSantis

Al Jazeera  

From immigration to guns to abortion, the presidential candidate pushed laws to advance conservative agenda in Florida. Washington, DC – Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is promising to take his “Florida blueprint” of conservative policy-making to the federal government as he seeks his party’s presidential nomination for 2024. The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill Last year, DeSantis signed a bill that restricted …

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses
1 year, 7 months ago

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses

Associated Press  

A federal judge is considering whether to block Florida’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, as bills targeting the rights of trans people are being embraced by Republican governors and statehouses across the country. Here’s what’s happening: FLORIDA’S RESTRICTIONS Attorneys for the parents of three transgender children appeared before a federal judge in Florida on Friday, seeking to …

Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of Republican Gov. DeSantis has curtailed transgender medical treatments for minors in the state — often describing the issue in terms that are at odds with the nation’s …

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US states
1 year, 7 months ago

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US states

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ron DeSantis has highlighted efforts by Republican governors and …

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, pronouns, bathroom use and transgender kids
1 year, 7 months ago

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, pronouns, bathroom use and transgender kids

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis throws a pen into the crowd Tuesday at an evangelical Christian school in Lighthouse Point, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills into law Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for minors, target drag shows, restrict discussion of “preferred pronouns” in schools and force people to use certain bathrooms. “It’s kind of sad that we even have some of …

Florida expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’ through 12th grade while House OKs anti-LGBTQ bills
1 year, 8 months ago

Florida expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’ through 12th grade while House OKs anti-LGBTQ bills

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis signs a bill he called the Parental Rights in Education bill in 2022. Ron DeSantis added more wins to his agenda targeting the LGBTQ+ community as a state board approved an expansion of what critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” law Wednesday, and the House passed bills on gender-transition treatments, bathroom use and keeping children out of drag …

Ron DeSantis' Silence On Florida Abortion Ban Speaks Volumes
1 year, 8 months ago

Ron DeSantis' Silence On Florida Abortion Ban Speaks Volumes

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Last week, she signed a bill formally repealing the state’s 1931 abortion ban. It’s why, during last year’s reelection campaign, Whitmer wore a sweatshirt that said “Roevember.” It’s why, during her State of the State address, she touted Michigan as a haven for abortion access, hailed legislators who …

Florida families with trans children file federal lawsuit to overturn gender-affirming care ban
1 year, 9 months ago

Florida families with trans children file federal lawsuit to overturn gender-affirming care ban

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal lawsuit filed by four families with transgender children …

DeSantis administration moves to extend prohibition on teaching sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades
1 year, 9 months ago

DeSantis administration moves to extend prohibition on teaching sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades

CNN  

CNN — The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis this month quietly proposed extending Florida’s controversial prohibition on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades. DeSantis last year signed into law a measure that banned such instruction through fourth grade, arguing at the time that young children should not be exposed to concepts like gender identity. …

Biden Condemns Florida's Anti-Trans Legislation As ‘Cruel' and ‘Close To Sinful'
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden Condemns Florida's Anti-Trans Legislation As ‘Cruel' and ‘Close To Sinful'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden bashed a wave of anti-trans legislation from Florida Republicans, calling their efforts to ban gender-affirming care and enact other anti-LGBTQ policies “cruel” and “close to sinful.” On Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” actor and former Obama administration staffer Kal Penn spoke with Biden about his support for LGBTQ rights. Ron DeSantis, have targeted …

DeSantis Hints At Support For 6-Week Abortion Ban In Florida
2 years ago

DeSantis Hints At Support For 6-Week Abortion Ban In Florida

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis remains vague about his stance on further restricting abortion in the state, but he recently hinted he would support a six-week abortion ban. via Associated Press Over a dozen states have implemented severe restrictions or near-total bans on abortion since Roe v. Wade fell — and many anti-choice groups in Florida want to …

Florida to ban transgender health care treatments for minors
2 years, 1 month ago

Florida to ban transgender health care treatments for minors

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Transgender children in Florida will be barred from receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries to treat gender dysphoria under a rule approved Friday by state medical officials at the urging of Republican Gov. The Florida Board of Medicine and the state Board of Osteopathic Medicine voted at a joint meeting in Lake Buena Vista to finalize rules governing …

Fla. Gov. DeSantis refuses to commit to serving full term
2 years, 1 month ago

Fla. Gov. DeSantis refuses to commit to serving full term

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A defiant Florida Gov. “I know that Charlie is interested in talking about 2024 and Joe Biden, but I just want to make things very, very clear: The only worn-out old donkey I’m looking to put out to pasture is Charlie Crist,” DeSantis said of his 66-year-old opponent. “It would have thrown millions of Floridians into turmoil.” …

A new lawsuit is challenging Florida Medicaid's exclusion of transgender health care
2 years, 3 months ago

A new lawsuit is challenging Florida Medicaid's exclusion of transgender health care

NPR  

A new lawsuit is challenging Florida Medicaid's exclusion of transgender health care Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images A new federal lawsuit has challenged the state of Florida's effort to exclude gender-affirming health care for transgender people from its state Medicaid program, calling the rule illegal, discriminatory and a "dangerous governmental action." "Transgender Medicaid beneficiaries …

Ron DeSantis Sued By Florida Prosecutor He Removed Over Abortion, Transgender Rights
2 years, 4 months ago

Ron DeSantis Sued By Florida Prosecutor He Removed Over Abortion, Transgender Rights

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An elected Florida prosecutor who was removed from office by Gov. DeSantis said he suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren this month for signing a national pledge to not prosecute women and doctors for violating state abortion laws or families seeking treatments for transgender minors. In his executive order, DeSantis cited Warren’s policy …

LGBTQ groups denounce Florida plan to limit transgender care
2 years, 4 months ago

LGBTQ groups denounce Florida plan to limit transgender care

Associated Press  

MIAMI — LGBTQ and health groups have denounced a new rule by Florida health officials set to take effect later this month to restrict Medicaid insurance coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for transgender people. “It is imperative for states like Florida to step up and ensure our focus remains on the actual evidence, rather than the eminence of a medical …

Florida begins rule-changing process to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth
2 years, 4 months ago

Florida begins rule-changing process to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth

The Independent  

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DeSantis suspends state attorney who refused to prosecute trans people and abortion providers
2 years, 4 months ago

DeSantis suspends state attorney who refused to prosecute trans people and abortion providers

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a press conference surrounded by law enforcement on 4 August, the governor also …

Transgender youth treatment under fire in Florida again
2 years, 6 months ago

Transgender youth treatment under fire in Florida again

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida health officials have asked the state medical board to draft new policies that would likely restrict gender dysphoria treatments for transgender youth as the state amps up its ongoing attacks on the treatments amid the country’s culture wars. In a lengthy report dated Thursday, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration said puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones …

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis moves to ban transgender youth and Medicaid recipients from all transition care
2 years, 6 months ago

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis moves to ban transgender youth and Medicaid recipients from all transition care

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The administration of Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has asked …

Column: Florida’s DeSantis launches new attack on his state’s transgender citizens
2 years, 6 months ago

Column: Florida’s DeSantis launches new attack on his state’s transgender citizens

LA Times  

Never one to miss a chance to claim the crown as America’s reigning culture warrior, Florida Gov. — Statement by 300 Florida healthcare professionals He has mocked transgender people in public, including University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, signed legislation requiring Florida K-12 and college sports teams must be designated male or female based on “biological” sex, and of course …

Column: Ron DeSantis is setting the agenda for the GOP, and Democrats should worry
2 years, 7 months ago

Column: Ron DeSantis is setting the agenda for the GOP, and Democrats should worry

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis shows the signed Parental Rights in Education Act, known to opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, at a March news conference in Shady Hills, Fla. “He’s taken on the left more aggressively than any U.S. governor in modern history,” Fox News pundit Laura Ingraham enthused last month when she devoted an entire hour of her prime-time program …

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs ‘stop woke’ bill to limit discussion of race
2 years, 8 months ago

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs ‘stop woke’ bill to limit discussion of race

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis addresses the crowd before publicly signing HB7, also dubbed the “stop woke” bill, during a news conference Friday at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed into law new guidelines involving race-based discussions in businesses and schools as part of his campaign against critical race theory, which he called …

LGBTQ groups sue Florida over the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law
2 years, 8 months ago

LGBTQ groups sue Florida over the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law

NPR  

LGBTQ groups sue Florida over the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law Enlarge this image toggle caption Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gay rights advocates sued Florida Gov. Critics call it the "Don't Say Gay" law and argue that its true intent is to marginalize LGBTQ people and their …

LGBTQ groups sue Florida over so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
2 years, 8 months ago

LGBTQ groups sue Florida over so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gay rights advocates sued Florida Gov. The law states: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” Parents would be able to sue districts …

Florida LGBT+ advocates sue Ron DeSantis over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
2 years, 8 months ago

Florida LGBT+ advocates sue Ron DeSantis over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy LGBT+ advocacy organisations in Florida are suing Governor Ron DeSantis …

‘Grave abuse of power’: LGBTQ advocates sue Florida over new law
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Grave abuse of power’: LGBTQ advocates sue Florida over new law

Al Jazeera  

Lawsuit accuses US state of infringing on rights of LGBTQ students and their families with ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation. Rights advocates in the US state of Florida have filed a lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis over a contentious law that they say seeks to marginalise LGBTQ students and their families. Dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its critics, the …

Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill into law
2 years, 8 months ago

Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill into law

Firstpost  

Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, a policy that has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue it marginalizes LGBTQ people. Florida students staged walkouts and packed into committee rooms and statehouse halls to protest the measure, often with booming chants of …

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Florida students staged walkouts and packed into committee rooms and statehouse halls to protest the measure, often with booming chants of “We say gay!” The Walt Disney Company, a powerful player in Florida politics, suspended its political donations in the state, and LGBTQ advocates who work for the company criticized CEO Bob Chapek for what …

Ron DeSantis signs controversial bill called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ by critics
2 years, 8 months ago

Ron DeSantis signs controversial bill called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ by critics

CNN  

CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, approving the controversial measure that opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. Social support is vital for suicide prevention, and I want to remind LGBTQ youth in Florida and across the country that you are not alone.” …

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